Does Economic Growth Reduce Child Malnutrition in Egypt? New Evidence from National Demographic and Health Survey
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Keywords
Economic growth; Malnutrition; Stunting; Egypt;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ARA-2015-10-17 (MENA - Middle East and North Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2015-10-17 (Development)
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