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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP16617 |
DP16617 Stunting and wasting in a growing economy: biological living standards in Portugal during the Twentieth Century | |
Alexandra Cermeño; Nuno Palma; Renato Pistola | |
发表日期 | 2022-04-13 |
出版年 | 2022 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Portugal's real income per head grew by a factor of eight during the second half of the twentieth century, a period of fast convergence towards Western European living standards. We use a new sample of about 3,400 infants and children living in Lisbon to document trends in the prevalence of stunting and wasting between 1906 and 1994. We find that stunting and wasting fell quickly from around 1950, for both males and females. We additionally use a sample of more than 26,000 young adult males covering the entire country, which shows a consistent decrease in wasting and stunting with the expected time lag. We discuss these trends in relation to changes in income and public policy, which affected the ontogenetic environment of children. |
主题 | Development Economics ; Economic History |
关键词 | Anthropometrics Economic development Poverty Child health |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp16617-1 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/546213 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Alexandra Cermeño,Nuno Palma,Renato Pistola. DP16617 Stunting and wasting in a growing economy: biological living standards in Portugal during the Twentieth Century. 2022. |
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