Nutritional Status During an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Russia
利用1996-2000年俄罗斯经济剧烈波动期间的追踪数据，分析家庭资源变化对六项营养指标的影响，发现短期波动对营养影响小，长期资源则显著影响能量摄入、饮食质量、成人体重和儿童身高。
Between 1996 and 1998, Russia experienced a spectacular decline in economic activity which was followed by a dramatic rebound between 1998 and 2000. We use panel data to examine the impact of variation in household resources on six dimensions of nutritional status, distinguishing longer-run from short-term fluctuations in resources. Nutritional status is very resilient to short-term variation in household resources. Gross energy intake, adult weight and child stature change very little as expenditure deviates from its long-run average. Longer-run resources have a substantively large, positive and significant effect on energy intake, diet quality, adult weight and child stature. The evidence indicates that individuals and households are able to weather short-term fluctuations in economic resources, at least in terms of maintaining body mass and energy intake.