S/E/56. What are the labour market and general equilibrium implications of the dependence of worker effort on his or her nutritional status? Assess this model critically. If you are able to, set out one implication of this model which has not been elaborated by the literature.

This paper assesses the link between the worker's nutritional status and his/her productivity in developing countries. It examines the labour market implications (i.e. the effect on demand and supply) of this link in the context of developing countries. It goes on to develop the general equilibrium implications of this relationship.