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A preliminary estimate, and a request for better ones.
Summary
I believe the standard literature estimates for the number of DALYs attributable to a case of stunting are too low, largely because they don’t account for the long term effects. This means that childhood nutritional interventions that reduce the prevalence of stunting may be substantially more cost-effective than previously believed.
Epistemic status
Exploratory and back-o...
This question has been answered to some extent by Aaron Gertler, regarding the 2018 version of Double Up Drive, here.
Elsewhere on this forum, Aaron also said:
I also asked an organiser (Dan Smith) about it directly, on Twitter. He said: