This paper looks at how changing food prices affect child undernutrition in Ethiopia. It derives height for age (stunting) and weight for height (wasting) as indicators of child undernutrition from the two most recent years of the Livings Standards Measurement Survey and utilizes market prices for key cereals, teff, wheat, and maize at the zone level across all regions of the country. ... See More + Using a panel data fixed effects model, the analysis finds that, contrary to previous studies, rising crop prices are positively associated with improved child stunting rates for children between ages 6 months and 5 years, while the results for wasting are not conclusive. These results suggest that across the board policy interventions that seek to suppress cereal price increases may have adverse effects on poverty reduction in the long term by undermining potentially positive impacts on child nutrition.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8823 Document Date: APR 18, 2019

Author: Brenton,Paul; Nyawo,Mike Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19723 Document Date: APR 15, 2019

Author: Bello A. Aladie Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19746 Document Date: APR 15, 2019

Author: Araba Kudiabor Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0020511 Document Date: APR 10, 2019

Author: Palmer,Michelle Ionie Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSA25701 Document Date: APR 05, 2019

Author: Khan,Amjad Zafar Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR35157 Document Date: APR 03, 2019

Author: Rajoela,Voahirana Hanitriniala Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Greater coordination across government and among development partners, as well as investments in complementary sectors, can substantially advance the human capital agenda. ... See More +   See Less -

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 136222 Document Date: APR 01, 2019

Document also available in: French, English Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Many countries that have pursued continuity, coordination, and evidence in tandem have managed to achieve complete transformations.

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 136226 Document Date: APR 01, 2019

Document also available in: Spanish, English Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19133 Document Date: MAR 30, 2019

Author: Dominique Baado Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Using recent Demographic Health Survey data for Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, this paper reexamines the determinants of child wasting and maternal anemia. ... See More + The findings bear out the importance of commonly cited factors, such as mother’s education and age, household wealth, and child birth order. However, the findings also highlight significant and large regional differences between Indian states and Bangladeshi provinces. For example, the results for Jharkhand state in India and Barisal province in Bangladesh indicate that controlling for those commonly cited determinants, the poorest, least-educated mothers and their children in Barisal have better health outcomes than the wealthiest, best-educated counterparts in Jharkhand. Mapping analysis of the spatial variations in child wasting and maternal anemia shows clear patterns of clustering over large areas that frequently overlap state/province and national boundaries. Possible sources of these striking differences include spatially differentiated prices and availability of critical nutrients; dietary preferences related to religion and ethnicity; nutrition education; and administration of public health and nutrition policy.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8798 Document Date: MAR 28, 2019

Author: Dasgupta,Susmita; Wheeler,David J. Disclosure Status: Disclosed