Synopsis, Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills: Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia

Using child-level panel data from rural areas of Ethiopia, we analyze effects of both economic and non-economic shocks on child cognition skills measured after the early childhood age window. We identify that drought, in particular, reduces child cognitive skills markedly. Food price inflation durin...

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Main Authors:	Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Woldehanna, Tassew
Format:	Brief
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
Subjects:	shock health social protection capacity development mental ability children social safety nets rural areas
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148330