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Title: | Maternal employment and childhood nutrition in Ecuador |
Author: | Andrade, José Carlos |
Director/Tutor: | Gil, Joan, 1966- |
Keywords: | Mares Ocupació Alimentació infantil Treballs de fi de màster Mothers Employment (Economic theory) Child nutrition Master's theses |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | This study explores the association of maternal employment on childhood nutrition in Ecuador by understanding the trade-off between the maternal time devoted to work and childcaring. I use exogenous regional variation of the labor market as an instrument. Using the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2018, I estimate the causal effect of maternal labor supply on children’s nutrition outcomes based on anthropometrics measurements. Maternal employment increases the probability of having stunted children, while I have not found any effect of maternal employment on children suffering from wasting, underweight and overweight. The results are robust and account for possible endogeneity sources. |
Note: | Treballs Finals del Màster d'Economia, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020-2021, Tutor: Joan Gil |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/178740 |
Appears in Collections: | Màster Oficial - Economia |
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