This study estimates marginal increase in malnutrition for children ages 1—3 years from exposure to an extreme shock in the West African Sahel. The study uses knowledge of a child's birth and high resolution spatial and temporal distribution of shocks, calculated from the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and satellite-based measures of rainfall and temperature to link a child to the shock experienced in-utero. The study finds that while around...
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INFORMATION
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2015/01/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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125529
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2018/04/20
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Disclosed
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Vulnerability to malnutrition in the West African Sahel
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drought