We show that children who are born at the weekend or just before are less likely to be breastfed, owing to poorer … breastfeeding support services at weekends. We use this variation to estimate the effect of breastfeeding on children's development … for a sample of uncomplicated births from low educated mothers. We find that breastfeeding has large effects on children …

pandemic payments varied by marital status and the number of children in the household and were substantial with some families … income on infant health. We measure the total amount of pandemic payments received during pregnancy, or the year before birth … children (parity). Estimates indicate that these pandemic cash payments had no statistically significant, or clinically or …

This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on outcomes of children and their … used a lottery to assign children to limited public daycare openings. Winning the lottery translated to a 34 percent …, by which time all children were eligible for universal schooling). The rise in labor force participation is driven …

-educated caregivers have the knowledge and skills to safeguard their children's health and stimulate their cognitive development. In … more likely to marry a partner with tertiary education and their children have better early childhood development outcomes ….25 standard deviations of test scores once children are of school age. The primary mechanism seems to be that more …

worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health … interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests that both types of interventions may benefit not only child health …

relationship between income and child development in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Treated mothers and children experienced large …