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Primate Evidence on the Late Health Effects of Early Life Adversity

Conti, Gabriella; Hansman, Christopher; Heckman, James J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

This paper exploits a unique ongoing experiment to analyze the effects of early rearing conditions on physical and mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys which were randomly allocated at birth across three rearing conditions:...

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HIV and Fertility Revisited

Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Turan, Belgi - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

Young (2005) argues that HIV related population declines reinforced by the fertility response to the epidemic will lead … level data on fertility from South Africa and relying on between cohort variation in country level HIV infection, he … estimates a large negative effect of HIV prevalence on fertility. However, the studies that utilize the recent rounds of …

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HIV and Fertility in Africa: First Evidence from Population Based Surveys

Juhn, Chinhui; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Turan, Belgi - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

The historical pattern of the demographic transition suggests that fertility declines follow mortality declines … responses in fertility will reinforce this decline by reducing the willingness to engage in unprotected sex. We utilize recent … rounds of the Demographic and Health Surveys which link an individual woman's fertility outcomes to her HIV status based on …

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The Economics of Child Well-Being

Conti, Gabriella; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

This paper presents an integrated economic approach that organizes and interprets the evidence on child development. It also discusses the indicators of child well-being that are used in international comparisons. Recent evidence on child development is summarized, and policies to promote child...

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Early Health Shocks, Intrahousehold Resource Allocation, and Child Outcomes

Zhang, Junsen; Conti, Gabriella; Yi, Junjian; Heckman, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks. Discussions usually focus on one dimension of child investment. This paper examines multiple dimensions using household survey data on Chinese child twins whose average age is 11. We...

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AIDS, "Reversal" of the Demographic Transition and Economic Development: Evidence from Africa

Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006

Using country- and region-level data, I investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Africa during 1985 …-sectional variation suggest a positive significant effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility, whereas within estimates that are identified of off …

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AIDS, “reversal” of the demographic transition and economic development: evidence from Africa

Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - In: Journal of Population Economics 25 (2012) 3, pp. 871-897

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HIV and fertility in Africa: first evidence from population-based surveys

Juhn, Chinhui; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Turan, Belgi - In: Journal of Population Economics 26 (2013) 3, pp. 835-853

The historical pattern of the demographic transition suggests that fertility declines follow mortality declines … utilize recent rounds of the demographic and health surveys that link an individual woman’s fertility outcomes to her HIV … status based on testing. The data allow us to distinguish the effect of own positive HIV status on fertility (which may be …

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