Prices, infrastructure, household characteristics and child height
Thomas, D.; Strauss, J.
Journal of Development Economics 39(2): 301-331
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-3878 PMID: 12318394 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3878(92)90042-8Document Number: 329336
The relationship between parental characteristics, community characteristics and child height is examined using Brazilian household survey data, matched with information collected at the municipio level. Child height is significantly affected by local infrastructure, particularly the availability of modern sewerage, piped water and electricity. Higher sugar and dairy prices are associated with lower child height, although mothers with at least elementary schooling are able to counteract the deleterious impact of prices. Negative price effects are, however, largest for children in higher expenditure households suggesting that the impact of mother's education on child height does not solely reflect resource availability.
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