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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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The obstacles to a healthier life (Estado de Minas)

August 04, 2019


Brazil’s Estado de Minas reported on obstacles to healthier consumption and highlighted Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Harold Alderman’s relative caloric pricing research as evidence of economic barriers to better nutrition. The article quoted Headey, who emphasized that the poor often live in poor food systems, which limits access to nutrient-dense foods.

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