The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Domin...

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Autores principales:	Martínez, Rodrigo, Fernández, Andrés
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Publicado:	ECLAC 2015
Materias:	HAMBRE MALNUTRICION NUTRICION INFANTIL ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS COSTOS EDUCACION SALUD PRODUCTIVIDAD ESTADISTICAS NUTRICIONALES HUNGER MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION ECONOMIC ASPECTS COSTS EDUCATION HEALTH PRODUCTIVITY NUTRITION STATISTICS
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spelling	oai-11362-393152020-11-16T13:28:47Z The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic Martínez, Rodrigo Fernández, Andrés HAMBRE MALNUTRICION NUTRICION INFANTIL ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS COSTOS EDUCACION SALUD PRODUCTIVIDAD ESTADISTICAS NUTRICIONALES HUNGER MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION ECONOMIC ASPECTS COSTS EDUCATION HEALTH PRODUCTIVITY NUTRITION STATISTICS This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, eradicating undernutrition would yield benefits as well. Therefore, any programme that is effective in reducing the prevalence of this problem will have an impact on people's quality of life, and will also represent major savings for society. The greater the problem, the greater the challenge, but the greater the benefits as well, especially in terms of countries' production capacity. 2015-11-17T19:47:38Z 2015-11-17T19:47:38Z 2008-02 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/39315 LC/W.144 en Documentos de Proyectos 144 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA CENTRAL REPUBLICA DOMINICANA CENTRAL AMERICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECLAC
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topic	HAMBRE MALNUTRICION NUTRICION INFANTIL ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS COSTOS EDUCACION SALUD PRODUCTIVIDAD ESTADISTICAS NUTRICIONALES HUNGER MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION ECONOMIC ASPECTS COSTS EDUCATION HEALTH PRODUCTIVITY NUTRITION STATISTICS
spellingShingle	HAMBRE MALNUTRICION NUTRICION INFANTIL ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS COSTOS EDUCACION SALUD PRODUCTIVIDAD ESTADISTICAS NUTRICIONALES HUNGER MALNUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION ECONOMIC ASPECTS COSTS EDUCATION HEALTH PRODUCTIVITY NUTRITION STATISTICS Martínez, Rodrigo Fernández, Andrés The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic
description	This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, eradicating undernutrition would yield benefits as well. Therefore, any programme that is effective in reducing the prevalence of this problem will have an impact on people's quality of life, and will also represent major savings for society. The greater the problem, the greater the challenge, but the greater the benefits as well, especially in terms of countries' production capacity.
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title_short	The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic
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The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

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