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The effects of large-scale nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood and Neonatal Outcomes: evidence from Brazil

Rego Monteiro, Isabella LU (2023) NEKP01 20231
Department of Economics
Abstract
This study exploits the introduction of a new prioritization criteria for food security interventions to estimate the marginal impact of such programs. Findings indicate that, in municipalities assigned to receive nutrition policies more intensely, the number of children receiving micronutrient supplements was higher. In addition, being prioritized was associated with a very small improvement in neonatal health, but no significant improvements in infant diarrhea morbidity.
A heterogeneity analysis indicated that positive impacts in infant morbidity only exist for municipalities with higher supply of primary healthcare inputs.
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author
Rego Monteiro, Isabella LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
nutrition, food insecurity, early childhood development, neonatal health, impact evaluation, Brazil, Latin America
language
English
id
9122031
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 10:08:08
date last changed
2023-06-19 10:08:08
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  abstract     = {{This study exploits the introduction of a new prioritization criteria for food security interventions to estimate the marginal impact of such programs. Findings indicate that, in municipalities assigned to receive nutrition policies more intensely, the number of children receiving micronutrient supplements was higher. In addition, being prioritized was associated with a very small improvement in neonatal health, but no significant improvements in infant diarrhea morbidity.
A heterogeneity analysis indicated that positive impacts in infant morbidity only exist for municipalities with higher supply of primary healthcare inputs.}},
  author       = {{Rego Monteiro, Isabella}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The effects of large-scale nutrition Interventions on Early Childhood and Neonatal Outcomes: evidence from Brazil}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}