We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start, a large-scale and universal early childhood …' can deliver significant health benefits, even in contexts with universal healthcare. Impacts are driven by … environments might be a successful strategy to reduce inequalities in health. …

This paper investigates impacts, mechanisms and selection effects of prenatal exposure to multiple shocks, by … population to the brink of starvation. We link high-quality military recruits data with objective health measurements for the …-based approach and newly-digitised data on survival rates, and find evidence of both selection and scarring effects. These results …

insurance. Across a range of health measures, we estimate no significant impacts on health. …We report on a large randomized controlled trial of hospital insurance for above-poverty-line Indian households …. Households were assigned to free insurance, sale of insurance, sale plus cash transfer, or control. To estimate spillovers, the …

This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health. …

We present evidence on the health impacts and mechanisms of a large expansion in non-contributory health insurance in … important implications for the ongoing health insurance expansions. … health services without co-pays. Our intent-to-treat estimates show that SP reduced child mortality by 7% in poor …

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 … terms of health investments, but received RMB 182 less in terms of educational investments in the 12 months prior to the …

an integrated developmental approach to child and adult health that considers the costs and benefits of interventions … over the life cycle. We suggest policies to promote child health which are currently outside the boundaries of conventional … pediatrics. We discuss current challenges to the field and suggest avenues for future research. -- health ; prevention …