Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda

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dc.creatorAkresh, Richard
dc.creatorVerwimp, Philip
dc.creatorBundervoet, Tom
dc.date2012-06-04T18:03:41Z
dc.date2012-06-04T18:03:41Z
dc.date2007-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:17:19Z
dc.descriptionEconomic shocks at birth have lasting effects on children's health several years after the shock. The authors calculate height for age z-scores for children under age five using data from a Rwandan nationally representative household survey conducted in 1992. They exploit district and time variation in crop failure and civil conflict to measure the impact of exogenous shocks that children experience at birth on their height several years later. They find that boys and girls born after the shock in regions experiencing civil conflict are both negatively affected with height for age z-scores 0.30 and 0.72 standard deviations lower, respectively. Conversely, only girls are negatively affected by crop failure, with these girls exhibiting 0.41 standard deviation lower height for age z-scores and the impact is worse for girls in poor households. Results are robust to using sibling difference estimators, household level production, and rainfall shocks as alternative measures of crop failure.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537796/civil-war-crop-failure-child-stunting-rwanda
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7016
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4208
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416744
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4208
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectASSET HOLDINGS
dc.subjectCASH CROP
dc.subjectCHALLENGES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectFAMILY RESOURCES
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM OUTPUT
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectFOOD CROP
dc.subjectFOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRASS-ROOTS
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH TRENDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMPACT ON CHILDREN
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND SIZE
dc.subjectLANDHOLDINGS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DISABILITY
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSUICIDE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleCivil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda

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