Nutritional Status During an Economic Crisis

Evidence from Russia

Bibliographic Data

ID9709355
AuthorsSteven Stillman (0000-0001-8210-8776, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research), Duncan Thomas (0000-0001-9471-1345, Duke University)
Year2008
Volume118
Issue531
Pages1385-1417
Publication date2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02174.x
OpenAlexW1975887387
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited29

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. Copyright (C) The Author(s). Journal compilation (C) Royal Economic Society 2008

Development economics · Economic policy · Economics · Agricultural risk and resilience · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Global Health Care Issues

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