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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...
Substack isn't perfect, but I feel like for getting more people to read these great posts that would be a clear winner? I would also personally prefer it as it has native audio functionality and fits into my broader reading diet more seamlessly. Also crossposting to EAF seems good for key posts.
Thanks! We do have a Substack (https://defensesindepth.substack.com/) and we will post lightly edited versions of future posts there for easy distribution. (The posts might be lightly edited because tables and math equations don't always copy over neatly.)