Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing …. In this paper we estimate this average causal effect on health outcomes later in life, by applying instrumental variable …

There is little consensus as to the effect of recessions on health, which may be due to the heterogenous nature of … recessions, the choice of health outcome or the description of the independent variable involved. In contrast to previous work …, which has predominantly studied labour market loss, I examine the relationship of income loss and health, and in particular …

despite reduced transfers. We find precise zero effects on total health expenditures for both mothers and children. However …How does welfare affect the prosperity of mothers and their children? We study this question using a Canadian welfare … reform and by linking administrative welfare records to tax returns, nearly all medical spending, and children's educational …