Nutritional Status During an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Russia

Steven Stillman and Duncan Thomas

Economic Journal, 2008, vol. 118, issue 531, 1385-1417

Abstract: Between 1996 and 1998, Russia experienced a spectacular decline in economic activity which was followed by a dramatic rebound between 1998 and 2000. We use panel data to examine the impact of variation in household resources on six dimensions of nutritional status, distinguishing longer-run from short-term fluctuations in resources. Nutritional status is very resilient to short-term variation in household resources. Gross energy intake, adult weight and child stature change very little as expenditure deviates from its long-run average. Longer-run resources have a substantively large, positive and significant effect on energy intake, diet quality, adult weight and child stature. The evidence indicates that individuals and households are able to weather short-term fluctuations in economic resources, at least in terms of maintaining body mass and energy intake. Copyright (C) The Author(s). Journal compilation (C) Royal Economic Society 2008.

Date: 2008
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