Effects of the complementarity of child nutrition and education on persistent deprivation

Effects of the complementarity of child nutrition and education on persistent deprivation

This letter shows how unfavourable nutritional status may affect the evolution of income independently from its impact on life spans. Multiple steady states might emerge when it is assumed that nutrition is a component of human capital.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2010, Vol.106 (1), p.67-69
Hauptverfasser: Currais, Luis, Rivera, Berta, Rungo, Paolo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Armut
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Education
Ernährung
Gesundheit
Health and education
Health human capital
Health human capital Poverty traps Health and education
Human capital
Income
Nutrition
Poverty
Poverty traps
Theorie
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Zusammenfassung:This letter shows how unfavourable nutritional status may affect the evolution of income independently from its impact on life spans. Multiple steady states might emerge when it is assumed that nutrition is a component of human capital.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.10.003