the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …

surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child …

developing world, namely the likelihood of continued childbearing given the gender composition of existing children in the family … that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of … wellbeing if there are quantity-quality trade-offs that result in fewer material and emotional resources allocated to children …

cluster through multilevel statistical modeling. After controlling for characteristics of the children, families, and … communities, the data show a significant nonlinear relationship between altitude and child nutritional status. Peruvian children … living at medium/high altitudes appear to be worse off than children living at extremely high altitudes, where the negative …

to the United States in order to correct for the possible endogeneity of migrant status. They find that children in … for children in migrant households. These results provide a broader and more nuanced view of the health consequences of …