Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India
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- Krämer, Marion & Kumar, Santosh & Vollmer, Sebastian, 2021. "Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 190(C), pages 495-523.
- Krämer, Marion & Kumar, Santosh & Vollmer, Sebastian, 2021. "Anemia, Diet, and Cognitive Development: Impact of Health Information on Diet Quality and Child Nutrition in Rural India," IZA Discussion Papers 14197, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
Health information; Child health; Anemia; Cognition; Regression discontinuity; India;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2019-10-28 (Development)
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