Identifying catch-up trajectories in child growth : new methods with evidence from young lives / Sam Jones, Jere R. Behrman, Hai-Anh H. Dang, Paul Anand
Mitwirkende(r): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: World Bank E-Library Archive | Policy research working paper ; 8353Verlag: Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, Development Economics, Development Data Group, February 2018Beschreibung: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 55 Seiten) : IllustrationenSchlagwörter: Genre/Form: Andere physische Formen: Erscheint auch als: Identifying Catch-Up Trajectories in Child Growth: New Methods with Evidence from Young Lives. Druck-Ausgabe Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2018DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-8353Online-Ressourcen: Zusammenfassung: Definitions of catch-up growth in anthropometric outcomes among young children vary across studies. This paper distinguishes between catch-up in the mean of a group toward that of a healthy reference population versus catch-up within the group, associated with a narrowing of the outcome distribution. In contrast to conventional empirical approaches based on dynamic panel models, the paper shows how catch-up can be tested via a latent growth framework. Combined with a flexible estimator incorporating individual-specific intercepts and slopes, this enables between- and within-group forms of catch-up to be tested in a unified setting. The application of the proposed approach reveals significant differences in the nature, extent, and drivers of catch-up growth across the four Young Lives countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam). In addition, the paper shows how conclusions about catch-up are sensitive to the way in which anthropometric outcomes are expressedPPN: PPN: 1022164414Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBODieser Titel hat keine Exemplare
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