We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, where over 70 million … children aged 0-5 are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production functions include parental background …, prior child cognition and health, and child investments. We use income and local prices to control for the endogeneity of …

early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks … negative early health shocks at ages 0-3, the other twin sibling who did suffer negative health shocks received RMB 305 more in …

sample of 3,500 Kenyan 3-8 year olds. Parents with additional exposure to childhood deworming have children with improved … human capital, including in health, non-cognitive development, and cognition; cognitive scores are +0.26 standard deviation … units higher among treated parents' school-age children, only prior to school closures. Findings are interpreted through a …

Newborn health is an important component in the chain of intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. This paper … contributes to the literature on the determinants of health at birth in two ways. First, we analyze the role of maternal …

Children's experiences during early childhood are critical for their cognitive and socio-emotional development, two key … dimensions of human capital. However, children from low income backgrounds often grow up lacking stimulation and basic …

investment in children. A key to understanding the data patterns is to document the sources underlying the observed inequalities … associated with enriched parent-child interactions and improved vocabulary, math, and social-emotional skills for the children … reducing socioeconomic gaps in children's skills, but that simple informational policies may not be sufficient …

compare mothers' and fathers' willingness to pay (WTP) for specific goods for their children, diverging from the previous … children. We find that fathers have a lower WTP for their daughters' human capital than their sons' human capital, whereas …

reviews a large body of empirical work investigating whether these programs make a difference for children's development, and … life outcomes. This suggests that early childhood programs might play a significant role in helping children realize their …