In fact, the impact of education is much stronger than that of increasing incomes. Educating women to at least the primary level is likely to be nearly three times more effective than increasing household incomes by 10 percent. The implications for policy formation are clear. To reduce malnutrition in the country, improvements in per capita food supply and food security need to be matched by a systematic reduction in the prevalence of infectious diseases, particularly for the preschool-age population. This can be achieved by increasing public investments in health and education.
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