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

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  • Muhammed A. Usman
  • Daniel A. Mekonnen
  • Lukas Kornher
  • Joachim von Braun

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This 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 (

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  • Muhammed A. Usman & Daniel A. Mekonnen & Lukas Kornher & Joachim von Braun, 2025. "Real consumer food prices and child mortality: Evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(2), pages 747-773, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:apecpp:v:47:y:2025:i:2:p:747-773
    DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13492
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