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  1. 1. Rainfall Shocks and the Effects on Child Anthropometric Measures in Rural Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence of Gender Differences

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Margot Kurfess; Björn Wisaeus; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Rainfall; Gender; Income variability; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Sammanfattning : This paper seeks to estimate the effects of rainfall fluctuations on the anthropometric health of children under the age of five in rural Ethiopia. Our interest is to study whether boys and girls experience differential treatment in the intra-household allocation of resources towards health following rainfall shocks in the previous rainy season and whether or not children of different ages are especially sensitive. LÄS MER