We use data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence and determinants … interpret our results using a model in which investments in health capital are affected by both resource constraints and a human …

, and health status using data from the National Child Development Study. The study has followed the cohort of children born … that LBW has significant long-term effects on self-reported health status, educational attainments, and labor market … women of LBW are less likely to report that they are in poor or fair health than other LBW women …

of child welfare and that these entitlement programs may well have positive impacts on the health and development of …

effects of the minimum wage on child health. We employ data from the National Survey of Children's Health in conjunction with … health. A particularly interesting finding is that much of the benefits of a higher minimum wage are associated with the …

We provide some of the first empirical evidence of maternal and fetal health effects of working during pregnancy by … using a unique dataset from the New Jersey Department of Health that includes information not only on pregnancy and birth …

, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with …

violent crime on pregnancy and infant health outcomes, using unique linked administrative data from New York City. We compare … annual cost of over $4.25 billion. Since infant health is a strong predictor of life-long well-being and women of lower …

Large literatures document positive effects of WIC on birth outcomes, and separately connect health at birth and future … health conditions and of grade repetition. These findings demonstrate that a "WIC start" results in persistent improvements …

the population health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5 to 15 percent, and … young children. The change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution suggesting that it may take time for the … full health effects of changes in pollution to be felt. Given the sluggish adjustment of health to pollution changes, short …