Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi
Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate strategies, presupposing good knowledge about nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out in this direction, especially with respect to micronutrients. We use representative household data from Malaw...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Ecker, Olivier Qaim, Matin |
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| description | Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate strategies, presupposing good knowledge about nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out in this direction, especially with respect to micronutrients. We use representative household data from Malawi and develop a demand systems approach to estimate income and price elasticities of food demand and nutrient consumption. These estimates are applied for policy simulations. Given multiple nutritional deficiencies, income-related policies are better suited than price policies to improve nutrition. Although consumer price subsidies for maize improve calorie and mineral consumption, they can worsen vitamin consumption in urban areas. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1526812025-11-06T07:25:50Z Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi Ecker, Olivier Qaim, Matin micronutrient deficiencies price elasticities nutrient intake Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate strategies, presupposing good knowledge about nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out in this direction, especially with respect to micronutrients. We use representative household data from Malawi and develop a demand systems approach to estimate income and price elasticities of food demand and nutrient consumption. These estimates are applied for policy simulations. Given multiple nutritional deficiencies, income-related policies are better suited than price policies to improve nutrition. Although consumer price subsidies for maize improve calorie and mineral consumption, they can worsen vitamin consumption in urban areas. 2010 2024-10-01T13:55:06Z 2024-10-01T13:55:06Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152681 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ecker, Olivier; Qaim, Matin. 2010. Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1017. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152681 |
| spellingShingle | micronutrient deficiencies price elasticities nutrient intake Ecker, Olivier Qaim, Matin Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title | Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title_full | Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title_short | Analyzing nutritional impacts of policies: An empirical study for Malawi |
| title_sort | analyzing nutritional impacts of policies an empirical study for malawi |
| topic | micronutrient deficiencies price elasticities nutrient intake |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152681 |
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