Heterogeneity in predictive power of early childhood nutritional indicators for mid-childhood outcomes: evidence from Vietnam
This study uses Young Lives longitudinal data on nearly 1800 children in Vietnam
Abstract
The authors utilize longitudinal data on nearly 1800 children in Vietnam to study the predictive power of alternative measures of early childhood undernutrition for outcomes at age 8 years: weight-for-age (WAZ8), height-for-age (HAZ8), and education (reading, math and receptive vocabulary). We apply 2-stage procedures to derive unpredicted weight gain and height growth in the first year of life.
Young Lives is an international study of childhood poverty, following the lives of 12,000 children in 4 countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam) over 15 years. Young Lives is funded by the UK Department for International Development
Citation
Le Thuc Duc, Jere Behrman (2017) Heterogeneity in predictive power of early childhood nutritional indicators for mid-childhood outcomes: evidence from Vietnam, in: Economics & Human Biology Volume 26, August 2017, Pages 86–95