Who weans with commodity price shocks? Rice prices and breastfeeding in the Philippines

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Commodity market fluctuations have been linked with a number of adult outcomes. Recent evidence on the lasting impact of early life conditions, however, suggests that the effects on children may be important as well. Using large spatio-temporal variations in rice prices in the Philippines as a natural experiment, the study estimates the effect of increasing food prices on parental behavior regarding an inexpensive yet time-intensive child investment: breastmilk feeding. It documents a countercyclical relationship between breastfeeding duration and rice prices, which may be a consequence of poorer health and induced labor force participation among mothers. Results highlight that even food producers may not be insulated against food price inflation.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: PIDS Discussion Paper Series ; No. 2016-28

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Commodity Markets
• Thema: Food prices ; Breastfeeding ; Child investments

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Abrigo, Michael R.M.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)
• (wo): Quezon City
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/173549
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ