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The lasting impact of mothers' fetal malnutrition on their offspring : evidence from the China great leap forward famine
Kim, Seonghoon; Deng, Quheng; Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Shi - 2010
offspring of mothers who experienced the China Great Leap Forward Famine. The direct impact on entrance to senior high school is … to IV estimation. -- malnutrition ; health ; schooling ; Barker hypothesis ; China Famine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009008844
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Economic growth and child poverty reduction in Bangladesh and China
Begum, Syeda Shahanara; Deng, Quheng; Gustafsson, Björn - 2011
This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It … found to be more extensive in Bangladesh than in China, and is very much a problem for rural children in both countries. The … of child income as well as in the demographic composition. -- child poverty ; economic growth ; Bangladesh ; China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379598
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Early life health interventions and academic achievement
Bharadwaj, Prashant; Løken, Katrine V.; Neilson, … - 2012
This paper studies the effect of improved neonatal health care on mortality and long run academic achievement in school. We use the idea that medical treatments often follow rules of thumb for assigning care to patients, such as the classification of Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW), which assigns...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009627356