The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course

This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months. It uses data collected on individuals who participated in a nutritional supplementation trial between 1969 and 1977 in rural Guatemala and who were subsequently reinterv...

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Autores principales: Hoddinott, John F., Maluccio, John A., Behrman, Jere R., Martorell, Reynaldo, Melgar, Paul, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Stein, Aryeh D., Yount, Kathryn M.
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154982
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author Hoddinott, John F.
Maluccio, John A.
Behrman, Jere R.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Melgar, Paul
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ramirez-Zea, Manuel
Stein, Aryeh D.
Yount, Kathryn M.
author_browse Behrman, Jere R.
Hoddinott, John F.
Maluccio, John A.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Melgar, Paul
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ramirez-Zea, Manuel
Stein, Aryeh D.
Yount, Kathryn M.
author_facet Hoddinott, John F.
Maluccio, John A.
Behrman, Jere R.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Melgar, Paul
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ramirez-Zea, Manuel
Stein, Aryeh D.
Yount, Kathryn M.
author_sort Hoddinott, John F.
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description This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months. It uses data collected on individuals who participated in a nutritional supplementation trial between 1969 and 1977 in rural Guatemala and who were subsequently reinterviewed between 2002 and 2004. It finds that individuals who did not suffer growth failure in the first three years of life complete more schooling, score higher on tests of cognitive skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in higher-paying skilled labor and white-collar jobs, are less likely to live in poor households, and, for women, fewer pregnancies and smaller risk of miscarriages and stillbirths. Growth failure has adverse impacts on body size and several dimensions of physical fitness in adulthood but does not have marked effects on risk indicators of cardiovascular and related chronic diseases. These results provide a powerful rationale for investments that reduce early-life growth failure.
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spelling CGSpace1549822025-11-06T07:20:42Z The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course Hoddinott, John F. Maluccio, John A. Behrman, Jere R. Martorell, Reynaldo Melgar, Paul Quisumbing, Agnes R. Ramirez-Zea, Manuel Stein, Aryeh D. Yount, Kathryn M. chronic course child growth growth inhibition fertility human capital poverty undernutrition remuneration This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months. It uses data collected on individuals who participated in a nutritional supplementation trial between 1969 and 1977 in rural Guatemala and who were subsequently reinterviewed between 2002 and 2004. It finds that individuals who did not suffer growth failure in the first three years of life complete more schooling, score higher on tests of cognitive skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in higher-paying skilled labor and white-collar jobs, are less likely to live in poor households, and, for women, fewer pregnancies and smaller risk of miscarriages and stillbirths. Growth failure has adverse impacts on body size and several dimensions of physical fitness in adulthood but does not have marked effects on risk indicators of cardiovascular and related chronic diseases. These results provide a powerful rationale for investments that reduce early-life growth failure. 2011 2024-10-01T14:05:19Z 2024-10-01T14:05:19Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154982 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hoddinott, John F.; Maluccio, John A.; Behrman, Jere R.; Martorell, Reynaldo; Melgar, Paul; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Ramirez-Zea, Manuel; Stein, Aryeh D.; Yount, Kathryn M. 2011. The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1073. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154982
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child growth
growth inhibition
fertility
human capital
poverty
undernutrition
remuneration
Hoddinott, John F.
Maluccio, John A.
Behrman, Jere R.
Martorell, Reynaldo
Melgar, Paul
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Ramirez-Zea, Manuel
Stein, Aryeh D.
Yount, Kathryn M.
The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title_full The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title_fullStr The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title_full_unstemmed The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title_short The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
title_sort consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
topic chronic course
child growth
growth inhibition
fertility
human capital
poverty
undernutrition
remuneration
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154982
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