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The Impact of Early Childhood Nutritional Status on Cognitive Development: Does the Timing of Malnutrition Matter?

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  • Paul Glewwe
  • Elizabeth M. King

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This article uses longitudinal data from the Philippines to examine whether the timing of malnutrition in early childhood is a critical factor in determining subsequent cognitive development. Although some observers have argued that the first six months of life are the most critical in the sense that malnutrition during that time period harms cognitive development more than malnutrition later in life, analysis of the Philippines data does not support this claim. To the contrary, the data suggest that malnutrition in the second year of life may have a larger negative impact than malnutrition in the first year of life.

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  • Paul Glewwe & Elizabeth M. King, 2001. "The Impact of Early Childhood Nutritional Status on Cognitive Development: Does the Timing of Malnutrition Matter?," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 15(1), pages 81.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:wbecrv:2001:15:1:81--113
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    1. Carter, Michael R. & Maluccio, John A., 2002. "Social Capital And Coping With Economic Shocks: An Analysis Of Stunting Of South African Children," FCND Discussion Papers 16401, CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. Harold Alderman & John Hoddinott & Bill Kinsey, 2006. "Long term consequences of early childhood malnutrition," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 58(3), pages 450-474, July.
    3. Yamauchi, Futoshi, 2006. "Early Childhood Nutrition, Schooling, and Sibling Inequality in a Dynamic Context: Evidence from South Africa," FCND Discussion Papers 56119, CGIAR, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Maluccio, John & Hoddinott, John F. & Behrman, Jere R. & Martorell, Reynaldo & Quisumbing, Agnes R. & Stein, Aryeh D., 2006. "The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults," FCND discussion papers 207, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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