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Interactions between short- and long-term health of children: A case from rural Ethiopia Bereket Kebede, School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia and Centre for the Study African Economies, Oxford University Download the Paper (PDF format) - January 1, 2008 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: In contrast to other studies, this paper examines the determinants of short-term child health by controlling for the long-term health status of children. Using data from rural Ethiopia and linear mixed models that control for individual heterogeneity, the empirical analysis indicate that the effect of per capita household expenditures on the weight-for age z-scores of children in rural Ethiopia is influenced by the children’s height-for-age z-scores implying that the efficiency with which short-term health inputs are transformed into health outcomes is significantly affected by long-term health status of children. SUGGESTED CITATION: Bereket Kebede, "Interactions between short- and long-term health of children: A case from rural Ethiopia" (January 1, 2008). The Centre for the Study of African Economies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 286. http://www.bepress.com/csae/paper286