Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Unexpected adverse events that affect areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although the negative effects on households, especially among the poor, are well established in the econo...

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Main Authors:	Debebe, Zelalem Yilma, Raju, Dhushyanth
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	CHILD NUTRITION COVARIATE SHOCKS PUBLIC POLICY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION DISASTER
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/170631591623439086/Covariate-Shocks-and-Child-Undernutrition-A-Review-of-Evidence-from-Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33875

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spelling	okr-10986-338752022-09-20T00:11:34Z Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries Debebe, Zelalem Yilma Raju, Dhushyanth CHILD NUTRITION COVARIATE SHOCKS PUBLIC POLICY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION DISASTER Unexpected adverse events that affect areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although the negative effects on households, especially among the poor, are well established in the economics literature, fewer studies have focused on how natural, economic, and social covariate shocks affect individual welfare and particularly child nutrition status. This paper reviews the evidence on the effect of covariate shocks on child nutrition status in low- and middle-income countries, the pathways through which the effect operates, and the relationship between the timing of a child's exposure to a covariate shock and the effect on child nutrition status. The paper also examines whether public interventions can help to mitigate any negative effect and whether the effect of covariate shocks can persist in the long term. Based on findings from the synthesis of evidence, the paper presents considerations and options for public policy and future research. 2020-06-11T14:52:31Z 2020-06-11T14:52:31Z 2020-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/170631591623439086/Covariate-Shocks-and-Child-Undernutrition-A-Review-of-Evidence-from-Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33875 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9273 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia India Philippines
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description	Unexpected adverse events that affect areas or populations widely (covariate shocks) can have major consequences for the welfare of a society. Although the negative effects on households, especially among the poor, are well established in the economics literature, fewer studies have focused on how natural, economic, and social covariate shocks affect individual welfare and particularly child nutrition status. This paper reviews the evidence on the effect of covariate shocks on child nutrition status in low- and middle-income countries, the pathways through which the effect operates, and the relationship between the timing of a child's exposure to a covariate shock and the effect on child nutrition status. The paper also examines whether public interventions can help to mitigate any negative effect and whether the effect of covariate shocks can persist in the long term. Based on findings from the synthesis of evidence, the paper presents considerations and options for public policy and future research.
format	Working Paper
author	Debebe, Zelalem Yilma Raju, Dhushyanth
author_facet	Debebe, Zelalem Yilma Raju, Dhushyanth
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title	Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_short	Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full	Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_fullStr	Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
title_sort	covariate shocks and child undernutrition : a review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/170631591623439086/Covariate-Shocks-and-Child-Undernutrition-A-Review-of-Evidence-from-Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33875
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Covariate Shocks and Child Undernutrition : A Review of Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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