Arif Husain
Biographic Data
| ID | 5094945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arif Husain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arif |
| FAMILY NAME | Husain |
| SIGNATURE | HUSAIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Food Programme |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Uncovering the World Food Program’s economic footprint in East Africa
Investing in school systems
Public policies often aim to improve welfare, economic injustice and reduce inequality, particularly in the social protection, labour, health and education sectors. While these policies frequently operate in silos, the education sphere can operate as a cross-sectoral link. Schools represent a unique locus, with globally hundreds of millions of children attending class every day. A high-profile policy example is school feeding, with over 400 milli…
The Broader Economic Value of School Feeding Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Introduction: Globally, there are 370 million children receiving school meals every day. Coverage is least in low-income countries, where the need is greatest and where program costs are viewed as high in comparison with the benefits to public health alone. Here we explore the policy implications of including the returns of school feeding to other sectors in an economic analysis. Methods: We develop an economic evaluation methodology to estimate …
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The Broader Economic Value of School Feeding Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Introduction: Globally, there are 370 million children receiving school meals every day. Coverage is least in low-income countries, where the need is greatest and where program costs are viewed as high in comparison with the benefits to public health alone. Here we explore the policy implications of including the returns of school feeding to other sectors in an economic analysis. Methods: We develop an economic evaluation methodology to estimate …
Investing in school systems
Public policies often aim to improve welfare, economic injustice and reduce inequality, particularly in the social protection, labour, health and education sectors. While these policies frequently operate in silos, the education sphere can operate as a cross-sectoral link. Schools represent a unique locus, with globally hundreds of millions of children attending class every day. A high-profile policy example is school feeding, with over 400 milli…
Uncovering the World Food Program’s economic footprint in East Africa
Economics (3 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Human capital (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 works)