We study the determinants of child anthropometrics on a sample of poor Colombian children living in small municipalities. We focus on the influence of household consumption, and public infrastructure, taking into account the endogeneity of household consumption using two different sets of instruments: household assets and municipality average wage. We find that both household consumption and public infrastructure are important determinants of child health. We have also found that the coverage of the piped water network positively influenced child health if the parents have some education.
Authors
Orazio Attanasio
CPP Co-Director
Orazio is an International Research Fellow at the IFS, a Professor at Yale and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Marcos Vera-Hernandez
Research Fellow University College London
Marcos is a Research Fellow at IFS, an Affiliate at the Rural Education Action Program and a Professor of Economics at the University College London.
Luis Carlos Gómez
Econometria Consultores
Ana Gomez Rojas
Journal article details
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- JEL
- C20, O12, I12
- Issue
- December 2004
Suggested citation
Attanasio, O et al. (2004). 'Child health in rural Colombia: determinants and policy interventions' (2004)
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