comes from the Physical Examination in China Health and Nutrition Survey. To an extent we confirm the results with respect … based on the ratio of height to weight, linked to health, using a four-year (1991, 1993, 1997 and 2000) panel data set which … range based on self-reported health. We also find that variables such as income can modify the impact of an adverse BMI on …

This paper tests three hypotheses concerning intra-household resource allocation in rural China. First, whether …: lower female outlay equivalent ratios for adult goods; greater sensitivity of household health spending to young boys than …