Background Growth faltering largely occurs in the first 23 months after birth and is thought to
be largely determined by various harmful or protective socioeconomic conditions. Children …

Policymakers often assume that targeting observably poor households suffices in reaching
nutritionally deprived individuals. We question that assumption. Our comprehensive …

Anti-poverty policies often aim to reach poor individuals by targeting poor households.
However, intra-household inequality may mean some poor individuals reside in non-poor …

Anti-poverty policies often assume that targeting poor households is effective in reaching
poor individuals. However, intra-household inequality may mean many poor individuals …

Background Obtaining accurate information on child height is essential for targeting
interventions to reduce stunting. Thus, large-scale nutrition surveys must ensure that …

We show analytically and empirically that non-classical measurement errors in the two key
variables in a hypothesized relationship can bias the estimated relationship between them …

Policies aimed at reducing poverty in developing countries often assume that targeting poor
households will be effective in reaching poor individuals. However, intra-household …

We show analytically and empirically that non-classical measurement errors in the two key
variables in a hypothesized relationship can bias the estimated relationship between them …

Missingness of Height Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys in Africa between
1991 and 2016 Was Not Random but Is Unlikel Page 1 The Journal of Nutrition Nutritional …

Potential Biases. Some potential biases could be influencing our findings regarding the link
between household expenditure and individuals' nutritional outcomes (Section 2). First, the …