Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania

This study analyzes how childhood health determines future academic performance in the Kagera region in Tanzania. Academic outcomes considered are years of education and delay in enrollment, and the measure of childhood health is height (relative to the median). The repercussions of malnutrition in...

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Main Authors:	Alderman, Harold, Hoogeveen, Hans, Rossi, Mariacristina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Analysis of Education I210 Education: Government Policy I280 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5514

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spelling	okr-10986-55142021-04-23T14:02:22Z Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania Alderman, Harold Hoogeveen, Hans Rossi, Mariacristina Health Production I120 Analysis of Education I210 Education: Government Policy I280 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 This study analyzes how childhood health determines future academic performance in the Kagera region in Tanzania. Academic outcomes considered are years of education and delay in enrollment, and the measure of childhood health is height (relative to the median). The repercussions of malnutrition in childhood on subsequent learning and school performance are analyzed by using a unique longitudinal data set. Results indicate the degree to which malnutrition leads to reduced lifetime earning capacity due to both delays in schooling and declines in total schooling. 2012-03-30T07:33:12Z 2012-03-30T07:33:12Z 2009 Journal Article Economic Development and Cultural Change 00130079 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5514 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Tanzania
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spellingShingle	Health Production I120 Analysis of Education I210 Education: Government Policy I280 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Alderman, Harold Hoogeveen, Hans Rossi, Mariacristina Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
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description	This study analyzes how childhood health determines future academic performance in the Kagera region in Tanzania. Academic outcomes considered are years of education and delay in enrollment, and the measure of childhood health is height (relative to the median). The repercussions of malnutrition in childhood on subsequent learning and school performance are analyzed by using a unique longitudinal data set. Results indicate the degree to which malnutrition leads to reduced lifetime earning capacity due to both delays in schooling and declines in total schooling.
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author	Alderman, Harold Hoogeveen, Hans Rossi, Mariacristina
author_facet	Alderman, Harold Hoogeveen, Hans Rossi, Mariacristina
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title	Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
title_short	Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
title_full	Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
title_fullStr	Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed	Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
title_sort	preschool nutrition and subsequent schooling attainment: longitudinal evidence from tanzania
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Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania

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