Cash transfers and anemia among women of reproductive age

Norbert Schady

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 117, issue 3, 887-890

Abstract: Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting more than 2 billion people in developing countries. We show that a modest cash transfer substantially reduced anemia among women of reproductive age in rural Ecuador.

Keywords: Cash transfers; Anemia; Health status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.014

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