With the Help of One's Neighbors : Externalities in the Production of Nutrition in Peru

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dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorHentschel, Jesko
dc.creatorSabates, Ricardo
dc.date2014-08-21T20:11:25Z
dc.date2014-08-21T20:11:25Z
dc.date2001-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:34:21Z
dc.descriptionBoth public, and private resources contribute to children's nutritional status. And investments by one household may improve health in other neighborhood households, by improving the sanitation environment, and increasing shared knowledge. The authors measure the externalities of investments in nutrition, by indicating the impact of women's education in Peruvian neighborhoods, on children's nutrition in other households, after controlling for those households' education, and income. They find that in rural areas this shared knowledge has a significant impact on nutrition. The coefficient of an increase in the average education in the neighborhood is appreciably larger than the coefficient of education in isolation. That is, educating women in rural areas, improves all children's nutritional status, even for those whose caregivers are themselves not educated. In both urban, and rural areas, they observe externalities from investments in sanitation made by neighboring households. They do not find the same externalities in the case of investments, only in the household water supply. There is a direct link between the caregivers' education, and their children's health status. Education transmits information about health, and nutrition. It teaches numeracy, and literacy, which help caregivers read labels, and instructions. Bu exposing caregivers to new environments, it makes them receptive to modern medical treatment. It gives women the confidence to participate in decision-making within a household, and it gives men, and women the confidence to interact with health care professionals.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1551926/help-ones-neighbors-externalities-production-nutrition-peru
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19603
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-2627
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406400
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2627
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISIONMAKING
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILET
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN WASTE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER
dc.subjectPUBLIC STANDPIPE
dc.subjectPUBLIC WATER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectQUALITY WATER
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL SANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSANITATION WATER
dc.subjectSECURE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANK
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectTOILET FACILITIES
dc.subjectTOILETS
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleWith the Help of One's Neighbors : Externalities in the Production of Nutrition in Peru

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