Big numbers about small children: Estimating the economic benefits of addressing undernutrition

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 107-125

  Alderman, Harold ^a   Behrman, Jere R ^b   Puett, Chloe ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Action Against Hunger USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 85021023888     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkw003     Document Type: Article

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