Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173549 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2016-28
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City
Abstract: 
Commodity market fluctuations have been linked with a number of adult outcomes. Recent evidence on the lasting impact of early life conditions, however, suggests that the effects on children may be important as well. Using large spatio-temporal variations in rice prices in the Philippines as a natural experiment, the study estimates the effect of increasing food prices on parental behavior regarding an inexpensive yet time-intensive child investment: breastmilk feeding. It documents a countercyclical relationship between breastfeeding duration and rice prices, which may be a consequence of poorer health and induced labor force participation among mothers. Results highlight that even food producers may not be insulated against food price inflation.
Subjects: 
Food prices
Breastfeeding
Child investments
JEL: 
I18
J13
Q02
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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