Analyzing the nutritional impact of policies in Malawi

Edwards Stone, Monica Fisher and Olivier Ecker

No 3, MaSSP policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Reducing malnutrition, including undernutrition (insufficient calorie intake) and micronutrient deficiencies (insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals) is a high priority for Malawi and many developing country governments, closely linked to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. However, effective policy intervention requires knowing what causes malnutrition and how different development policies affect the nutritional status of the population. This brief summarizes results of a recent study by Olivier Ecker which examined the nutritional impacts of income and price policies in Malawi, using household survey data and a food demand system model.

Keywords: malnutrition; government; developing countries; millennium development goals; household surveys; demand; price policies; Malawi; Southern Africa; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Eastern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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