We analyze the economic consequences for less developed countries of investing in female health. In so doing we … investments in their education and in which we allow for health-related gender differences in productivity. We show that better … female health speeds up the demographic transition and thereby the take-off toward sustained economic growth. By contrast …

, reduced the rate of uninsured, and reduced the rate of private health insurance coverage (i.e., crowd out). Notably, there has … during the sample period was associated with a 6% to 7% decrease in the probability that a woman who gave birth in the past …

's smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash …

Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to have significant adverse health effects for new born babies. Smoking is the … have related health problems in infancy and beyond. Despite these outcomes, many women still smoke during pregnancy. The …

health of low income families. A large body of literature evaluates the extent to which the Supplemental Program for Women … estimate the impact of the program on infant health. We find that the implementation of WIC lead to an increase in average …

We investigate the effect of universal health insurance on health outcome and the use of health services by exploiting ….S. Medicare program. We compare inequalities in health and health care use just before and after the age of universal Medicare … chance that a black woman, especially a less educated black woman, has had a mammogram. We do not find comparable evidence …

opioid use and, in turn, infant health and maternal behaviors. We conduct several types of analyses including reduced form … analyses of the effect of policies on infant health and maternal behaviors, and instrumental variables analyses of the effects … of prescription opioid use on infant health and maternal behaviors. Results from our analysis suggest that reductions in …

twentieth century played a role. The primary reason is that those who survive most infectious diseases carry a health burden …

health, the largest impacts stem from adolescent exposure …