Economic growth is associated with reduced child undernutrition
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Development (USAID); Smith: Economist, USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment. Disclaimer: The views expressed in Economics Briefs are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent an official position of the United States Government or the U.S. Agency for International Development. The series summarizes ongoing analysis by the author(s) and is published to encourage debate on economic issues of interest to USAID. Economic growth is associated with reduced child undernutrition A comment on Vollmer et al. 2014
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