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Assessing indicators for targeting the needy under the Improved Maternity and Lactating Mother Allowance Program in rural and urban Bangladesh
No full textChild stunting in Bangladesh declined dramatically over the past two decades, but remains high at approximately 36 percent (NIPORT 2016). Inadequate maternal nutrition during pregnancy remains prevalent in Bangladesh and is associated with children being born small-for-gestational-age, which is responsible for up to 20 percent of stunting in children between the ages of 1 to 5 years old (Nguyen et al. 2017; Christian et al. 2013). Diets of young children in Bangladesh are also grossly inadequate, further contributing to chronic undernutrition. Renewed efforts to reduce the problem of child undernutrition must focus on improving maternal nutrition (during pregnancy) and the nutrition of the child.Non-PRIFPRI1; PRSSP; BIHSPHN
Can money buy happiness?:Subjective wellbeing and its relationship with income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty in Bangladesh
No full textThis paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty for individual wellbeing or happiness in rural Bangladesh. The study is the first estimate of a wellbeing function for Bangladesh using nationally representative micro-panel data. Employing a linear panel model with individual random effects and a large set of control variables like education, working status and disability, we found a strong and positive relationship between wellbeing and income. Being further below the poverty line – estimated using the depth of poverty measure – was found to have a significant negative effect on happiness. On the other hand, the income of the reference group was found to be just as important as one’s own income for an individual’s happiness. Comparisons were found to be asymmetric and upwards. Improvements in a multidimensional poverty index, constructed using indicators of household education, health and living standards, were found to have a positive and significant relationship with happiness in all specifications. Gender-disaggregated analysis reveals that, while the income effect was found to bestronger for male individuals, the effects of relative income, monetary and nonmonetary poverty on subjective wellbeing are larger for female individuals. The results thus point towards a need to incorporate such notions into the assessment of individuals’ wellbeing
Can money buy happiness?:Subjective wellbeing and its relationship with income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty in Bangladesh
No full textThis paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty for individual wellbeing or happiness in rural Bangladesh. The study is the first estimate of a wellbeing function for Bangladesh using nationally representative micro-panel data. Employing a linear panel model with individual random effects and a large set of control variables like education, working status and disability, we found a strong and positive relationship between wellbeing and income. Being further below the poverty line – estimated using the depth of poverty measure – was found to have a significant negative effect on happiness. On the other hand, the income of the reference group was found to be just as important as one’s own income for an individual’s happiness. Comparisons were found to be asymmetric and upwards. Improvements in a multidimensional poverty index, constructed using indicators of household education, health and living standards, were found to have a positive and significant relationship with happiness in all specifications. Gender-disaggregated analysis reveals that, while the income effect was found to bestronger for male individuals, the effects of relative income, monetary and nonmonetary poverty on subjective wellbeing are larger for female individuals. The results thus point towards a need to incorporate such notions into the assessment of individuals’ wellbeing
Can money buy happiness?:Subjective wellbeing and its relationship with income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty in Bangladesh
No full textThis paper presents an empirical analysis of the importance of income, relative income, monetary and non-monetary poverty for individual wellbeing or happiness in rural Bangladesh. The study is the first estimate of a wellbeing function for Bangladesh using nationally representative micro-panel data. Employing a linear panel model with individual random effects and a large set of control variables like education, working status and disability, we found a strong and positive relationship between wellbeing and income. Being further below the poverty line – estimated using the depth of poverty measure – was found to have a significant negative effect on happiness. On the other hand, the income of the reference group was found to be just as important as one’s own income for an individual’s happiness. Comparisons were found to be asymmetric and upwards. Improvements in a multidimensional poverty index, constructed using indicators of household education, health and living standards, were found to have a positive and significant relationship with happiness in all specifications. Gender-disaggregated analysis reveals that, while the income effect was found to bestronger for male individuals, the effects of relative income, monetary and nonmonetary poverty on subjective wellbeing are larger for female individuals. The results thus point towards a need to incorporate such notions into the assessment of individuals’ wellbeing
The importance of nutrition education in achieving food security and adequate nutrition of the poor: Experimental evidence from rural Bangladesh
Full text linkNutrition-sensitive social protection that enhances household resources and nutrition knowledge can be an important avenue of addressing food security and nutrition concerns of the poor. This paper studies a cluster randomized intervention of cash and food transfers, with or without nutrition behavioral change communication (BCC), on food security and nutrition outcomes in rural Bangladesh. We find that addition of the BCC to transfers led to the greatest impact on the quantity and quality of food consumed by household members, especially women and children. Addition of BCC also had the greatest impact in reducing the incidence and intensity of deprivations measured using a nutrition-sensitive multidimensional poverty index. Evidence suggests this occurs through the BCC inducing increased consumption of flesh food, egg, dairy, fruits, and vegetables and through investments in housing, sanitation, and assets
Between tradition and modernity: Exploring the differences in factors driving happiness in indigenous and the general population in Bangladesh
No full textPoverty Dynamics in Rural Bangladesh
No full textUsing two survey rounds from IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS), IFPRI researchers from the Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) analyze poverty dynamics between 2011/12 and 2015, as well as offer policy considerations
The Importance of Nutrition Education in Achieving Food Security and Adequate Nutrition of the Poor: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh*
No full textNutrition-sensitive social protection that enhances household resources and nutrition knowledge can be an important avenue of addressing food security and nutrition concerns of the poor. This paper studies the impact of a cluster randomized intervention of cash or food transfers, with-or-without nutrition behavioural change communication (BCC), on food security and nutrition outcomes in rural Bangladesh. We find that the addition of the BCC to transfers led to the greatest impact on the quantity and quality of food consumed by household members, especially women and children. The addition of BCC also had the greatest impact in reducing the incidence and intensity of deprivations measured using a nutrition-sensitive multidimensional poverty index. Evidence suggests this occurs through the BCC inducing increased consumption of flesh food, egg, dairy, fruits and vegetables and through investments in housing, sanitation and assets.</p
SDG2 Zero Hunger: What Should We Do To Achieve The Goal?
No full textUsing two survey rounds of IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS), IFPRI researchers under the Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) analyze trends in hunger from 2011/12 and 2015, as well as offer policy options for accelerating reductions in hunger and undernutrition
Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh
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