factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … has already met its MDG (Millennium Development Goal) in terms of expanding access to water infrastructure although in the …

(education, child mortality, maternal mortality, water and sanitation) are achieved, based on either taxation, foreign borrowing … reallocating public spending from infrastructure investment to human development sectors in Bangladesh is small. …

) studies, we find that the significantly positive impact of family status on children's health outcomes disappears if we …

Obesity is increasing worldwide for both adults and children. Genetic disposition is responsible for some variation in … obesity in children and adults. This paper analyzes the effect of mother's labor supply in childhood on young adults … importance of childhood environment on children's later life outcome and the importance of behavioral changes in explaining the …

children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …

children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …

the water sector in India. An analysis of time-use data reveals that worsening public infrastructure affects market work …This paper presents new evidence on the links between public-infrastructure provisioning and time allocation related to …, with evident gender differentials. The results also suggest that access to public infrastructure can lead to substitution …