Poverty Nutrition Trap in Rural India.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2006
Country:
India
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Sharma, A., Gaiha, R., Jha, R.

Abstract

The contributions of the present report are as follows. Using data for rural India we test for the existence of a PNT in the case of two macronutrients - calories and protein - and select micronutrients (calcium, carotene, iron, riboflavin and thiamine) separately and for each category of wages - sowing, harvesting, and other - and for male and female workers separately. We use robust sample selection procedures to arrive at consistent estimates. It is discovered that the PNT exists in a number of cases. The paper also advances a number of policy conclusions from the analysis.

Citation

57 pp.

Poverty Nutrition Trap in Rural India.

Published 1 January 2006
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