of a large daycare expansion in Germany on children's age-specific mental and physical health outcomes. Based on a unique …Over the past decades, the share of very young children in daycare has increased significantly in many OECD countries …, including Germany. Despite the relevance of child health for child development and later life success, the effect of early …

children in the medium-run. I combine detailed household-level data on more than 36,000 children with geo-coded information on … 0.13 standard deviations and lowers cognitive and behavioral skills of children. Leveraging information on the severity …

One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly … absorb new health-related information. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) controversy provides a case where, for a short …

data from Demographic and Health Surveys in rural Mali, where polygyny rates among married women are close to 50 per cent …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multi-dimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …

monetary policy shock depends on the degree of economic regulation in different markets. In particular, financial (product …