An analysis of childhood malnutrition in rural India: Role of gender, income and other household characteristics

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作者：
Pal, S [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Wales, Cardiff CF1 3NS, S Glam, Wales
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 1999年 / 27卷 / 07期
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D O I：
10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00048-0
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
There are controversies regarding the role of individual and household characteristics in childhood nutritional status measured by anthropometric indicators. Using a nutrition index based on weight-for-age of children in rural India, the paper re-examines this issue. Ordered probit estimates of nutritional status suggest female literacy improves the nutritional status of boys at the cost of girls while higher per capita current income improves that of both boys and girls, though the impact is higher for boys; however, effect of income is not robust when we use instruments of longer-run income. But more income and literacy give more ways to discriminate between boys and girls. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1151 / 1171
页数：21
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