Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania

Harold Alderman, Johannes Hoogeveen and Mariacristina Rossi
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Johannes Hoogeveen: The World Bank

No 75, CeRP Working Papers from Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, Turin (Italy)

Abstract: This study analyses how childhood health determines future academic performance in Kagera region in Tanzania. Academic outcomes considered are years of education and delay in enrollment, while the measure of childhood health is (relative to the median) height. The repercussions of malnutrition in childhood on subsequent learning and school performance are analyzed by using a unique longitudinal dataset. Results indicate the degree to which malnutrition leads to reduced lifetime earning capacity due to both delays in schooling and declines in total schooling.

Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2008-05
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Journal Article: Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania (2009)
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