This paper reexamines differences found between income gradients in American and English children's health, in results … the same time period, the income gradient in children's health increases with age by the same amount in the two countries …. In addition, we find that Currie, Shields and Wheatley Price's measures of chronic conditions from the Health Survey of …

genes and other pregnancy-specific health or social conditions …

Newborn health is an important component in the chain of intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. This paper … contributes to the literature on the determinants of health at birth in two ways. First, we analyze the role of maternal …

In this paper we explore income and race differences in nine measures of the health of children aged 6 through 11. We … differences in associated socioeconomic factors, black children in many cases are in better health than their white counterparts …, In the case of income differences in health, the high income children do appear to be in better health according to most …

Examination Survey, we find that children's health is positively related to household income. The relationship between household … income and children's health status becomes more pronounced as children grow older. A large component of the relationship … between income and children's health can be explained by the arrival and impact of chronic health conditions in childhood …

This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on outcomes of children and their … used a lottery to assign children to limited public daycare openings. Winning the lottery translated to a 34 percent …, by which time all children were eligible for universal schooling). The rise in labor force participation is driven …

financial wellbeing on children's emotional and behavioral health and positive personality trait development. Moreover, we find …-life outcomes. These studies have found limited impact of supplementary programs on children's cognitive skills, but sustained … effects on personality traits. We examine how a positive change in unearned household income affects children's emotional and …

-specific effects for occupation. We conclude that important information about the links between parental incomes and children exists …

pain in mid-life (age 44) on health, wellbeing and labor market outcomes in later life. We examine data taken at age 50 in … chronic pain at age 44 continue to report pain and poor general health in their 50s. However, the associations are much … stronger for those with chronic pain. Furthermore, chronic pain at age 44 is associated with a range of poor mental health …