Association of Human Capital with Physical Growth from Birth to Adulthood Evidence from the New Delhi Birth Cohort, India (English)

Undernutrition begins early in life and has lifelong consequences. The cost of undernutrition both for the individual and the economy are substantial. Analyzing data from an Indian cohort, the New Delhi Birth Cohort, formed between 1969 and 1972, this paper provides evidence on the associations between attained human capital in the third and fourth decade of life and measures of growth from birth to adulthood. For the purpose of this paper, attained...

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Sachdev,Harshpal Singh;

Kathuria,Ashi Kohli;

Sinha,Sikha;

Anand,Deepika;

Bhargava,Santosh K.;
Document Date
2020/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
151396
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2020/08/03
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Association of Human Capital with Physical Growth from Birth to Adulthood Evidence from the New Delhi Birth Cohort, India
Keywords
human capital

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Sachdev,Harshpal Singh; Kathuria,Ashi Kohli; Sinha,Sikha; Anand,Deepika; Bhargava,Santosh K..

Association of Human Capital with Physical Growth from Birth to Adulthood Evidence from the New Delhi Birth Cohort, India (English). Health, nutrition, and population (HNP) discussion paper Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/212721596523665354

Association of Human Capital with Physical Growth from Birth to Adulthood Evidence from the New Delhi Birth Cohort, India (English)

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