Is there Complete, Partial, or No Recovery from Childhood Malnutrition? – Empirical Evidence from Indonesia*
利用动态面板数据模型，研究早期营养不足对后期身高的影响，发现儿童营养不良可部分恢复，且年幼、发育迟缓或社区医疗资源丰富的儿童恢复更明显。
Abstract This article uses a dynamic panel data model to identify the impact of early nutritional deficiencies on individuals’ health status in later ages. We find that poor nutrition at young ages causes some, but not severe retardation in the growth of future height indicating partial recovery from chronic malnourishment. The results also indicate that – younger children, stunted children, and children who live in communities with six or more health posts exhibit larger recovery. The estimation strategy used here is especially attractive as it relies on weaker stochastic assumptions compared to earlier work in the literature.