Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia
Seasonality in agricultural production continues to shape intra-annual food availability and prices in low-income countries. Using high-frequency panel data from northern Ethiopia, this study quantifies seasonal fluctuations in children's weights. In line with earlier studies, we document considerab...
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| author | Abay, Kibrewossen Hirvonen, Kalle |
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| description | Seasonality in agricultural production continues to shape intra-annual food availability and prices in low-income countries. Using high-frequency panel data from northern Ethiopia, this study quantifies seasonal fluctuations in children's weights. In line with earlier studies, we document considerable seasonality in children’s age and height adjusted weights. While children located closer to local food markets are better nourished compared to their counterparts residing in more remote areas, their body weight is also subject to considerable seasonality. Further analysis provides evidence that children located closer to food markets consume more diverse diets than those located farther away. However, the content of these diets varies across seasons: children are less likely to consume animal source foods during the lean season that occurs between May and September in northern Ethiopia. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1483372025-11-06T05:31:33Z Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia Abay, Kibrewossen Hirvonen, Kalle microeconomics food markets anthropometry economic development food policies agricultural policies nutrition markets children metrics seasonality dietary diversity Seasonality in agricultural production continues to shape intra-annual food availability and prices in low-income countries. Using high-frequency panel data from northern Ethiopia, this study quantifies seasonal fluctuations in children's weights. In line with earlier studies, we document considerable seasonality in children’s age and height adjusted weights. While children located closer to local food markets are better nourished compared to their counterparts residing in more remote areas, their body weight is also subject to considerable seasonality. Further analysis provides evidence that children located closer to food markets consume more diverse diets than those located farther away. However, the content of these diets varies across seasons: children are less likely to consume animal source foods during the lean season that occurs between May and September in northern Ethiopia. 2016-05-11 2024-06-21T09:24:24Z 2024-06-21T09:24:24Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148337 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147479 https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1251586 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Abay, Kibrewossen and Hirvonen, Kalle. 2016. Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia. ESSP II Research Note 54. Washington D.C. and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148337 |
| spellingShingle | microeconomics food markets anthropometry economic development food policies agricultural policies nutrition markets children metrics seasonality dietary diversity Abay, Kibrewossen Hirvonen, Kalle Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title | Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Synopsis: Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | synopsis does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth panel data evidence from northern ethiopia |
| topic | microeconomics food markets anthropometry economic development food policies agricultural policies nutrition markets children metrics seasonality dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148337 |
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