Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru
Do nutritional deficiencies contribute to the intergenerational persistence of poverty by reducing the earnings potential of future generations? To address this question, we made available supplemental iron pills at a health center in rural Peru and encouraged adolescents to take them via media mess...
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| author | Chong, Alberto Cohen, Isabelle Field, Erica Nakasone, Eduardo Torero, Máximo |
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| description | Do nutritional deficiencies contribute to the intergenerational persistence of poverty by reducing the earnings potential of future generations? To address this question, we made available supplemental iron pills at a health center in rural Peru and encouraged adolescents to take them via media messages. School administrative data provide novel evidence that reducing iron deficiency results in a large and significant improvement in school performance and aspirations for anemic students. Our findings demonstrate that combining low-cost outreach efforts and local supplementation programs can be an affordable and effective method of reducing rates of adolescent iron deficiency anemia. (JEL I21, I23, I26, J24, J31, Q51, Q53) |
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| spelling | CGSpace1479182025-11-12T04:48:14Z Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru Chong, Alberto Cohen, Isabelle Field, Erica Nakasone, Eduardo Torero, Máximo education capacity development malnutrition nutrition trace elements iron Do nutritional deficiencies contribute to the intergenerational persistence of poverty by reducing the earnings potential of future generations? To address this question, we made available supplemental iron pills at a health center in rural Peru and encouraged adolescents to take them via media messages. School administrative data provide novel evidence that reducing iron deficiency results in a large and significant improvement in school performance and aspirations for anemic students. Our findings demonstrate that combining low-cost outreach efforts and local supplementation programs can be an affordable and effective method of reducing rates of adolescent iron deficiency anemia. (JEL I21, I23, I26, J24, J31, Q51, Q53) 2016-10-26 2024-06-21T09:23:30Z 2024-06-21T09:23:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147918 en https://www.aeaweb.org/content/file?id=2290 Open Access application/pdf American Economic Association Chong, Alberto; Cohen, Isabelle; Field, Erica; Nakasone, Eduardo; and Torero, Máximo. 2016. Iron Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Peru. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 8(4): 222-55. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20140494 |
| spellingShingle | education capacity development malnutrition nutrition trace elements iron Chong, Alberto Cohen, Isabelle Field, Erica Nakasone, Eduardo Torero, Máximo Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title | Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title_full | Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title_fullStr | Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title_short | Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru |
| title_sort | iron deficiency and schooling attainment in peru |
| topic | education capacity development malnutrition nutrition trace elements iron |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147918 |
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