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Complementarities in the production of child health
Abramovsky, Laura; Augsburg, Britta; Jervis, Pamela; … - 2019
hygiene (WASH) practices make nutrition intake more productive for children aged 6-24 months. Using cohort data, with detailed … that this is not driven by differential parental invest-ments by child gender. Although the study sample are children born … in the early 1980s they faced similar nutritional and WASH conditions as those faced by children currently living in poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012027975
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The gender pay gap in the UK : children and experience in work
Dias, Mónica Costa; Joyce, Robert; Parodi, Francesca - 2018
Despite some convergence, the gender pay gap remains large. In this study, we use BHPS-USoc data to document the evolution of the gender pay gap in the UK over the past 25 years and its association with fertility. We also investigate the potential role of various differences in career patterns...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817403
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The effects of home visiting on mother-child interactions : evidence from a randomised trial using dynamic micro-level data
Conti, Gabriella; Poupakis, Stavros; Sandner, Malte; … - 2020
Background: Home visiting programs constitute an important policy to support vulnerable families with young children … responses of both mothers and children in three key measures of behavior: orientation, positive contingency, and negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012164846
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Beyond birth weight : the origins of human capital
Conti, Gabriella; Hanson, Mark A.; Inskip, Hazel; … - 2018
Birth weight is the most widely used indicator of neonatal health. It has been consistently shown to relate to a variety of outcomes throughout the life cycle. Lower birth weight babies have worse health and cognition from childhood, lower educational attainment, wages, and longevity. But what's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957984