Previous research has shown a strong connection between birth weight and future child outcomes. But this research has … not asked how insults to child health after birth affect long-term outcomes, whether health at birth matters primarily …

Although mental disorders are common among children, we know little about their long term effects on child outcomes …

child mental health problem. Our innovations include the use of large nationally representative samples of children, the use …

, books, and other expenditure-related inputs to a child's development. In addition to this channel, many scholars have … income helps to foster an environment more conducive to healthy child development. In this paper, we exploit changes in child … been possible with the existing, mostly correlational, evidence. Using variation in child benefits across province, time …

may improve child outcomes through two mechanisms. First, income may improve development outcomes if it improves a family …'s ability to purchase direct inputs into child education and health production such as reading material, educational equipment … to healthy child development, regardless of the nature of specific expenditures. In this paper, we exploit changes in …