Real consumer food prices and child mortality: Evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries

Muhammed A. Usman; Daniel A. Mekonnen; Lukas Kornher; Joachim Von Braun

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Real consumer food prices and child mortality: Evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries

Muhammed A. Usman Daniel A. Mekonnen Lukas Kornher Joachim Von Braun

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Vol. 47 No. 2 pp. 747-773 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThis paper estimates the effect of short‐term changes in real consumer food prices on short‐term fluctuations in neonatal, infant, and child mortality rates using a panel dataset covering 59 low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) for the period 2000–2015. Quarterly mortality rates were constructed from over 145 rounds of the standard Demographic and Health Surveys allowing to identify short‐term (<1 year) effects of food price shocks. The results indicate that rising real food prices had a large and significant effect on neonatal, infant, and child mortalities, regardless of the type of country‐specific time trends chosen.

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Published: Dec 05, 2024
Vol/Issue: 47(2)
Pages: 747-773
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Authors

M

Muhammed A. Usman

The World Bank Washington DC USA

D

Daniel A. Mekonnen

Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) The Hague The Netherlands

L

Lukas Kornher

Department of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn Bonn Germany; Department of Transformation of Economic and Social Systems German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Bonn Germany

J

Joachim Von Braun

Department of Economic and Technological Change, Center for Development Research (ZEF) University of Bonn Bonn Germany

Cite This Article

Muhammed A. Usman, Daniel A. Mekonnen, Lukas Kornher, et al. (2024). Real consumer food prices and child mortality: Evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 47(2), 747-773. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13492

Real consumer food prices and child mortality: Evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries

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