of family background on children?s education in villages, with a focus on the role of nonfarm occupations. The analysis … across farm-nonfarm occupations. Having nonfarm parents, in general, has positive effects, but children of low educated non …-farmer parents (with higher income) do not enjoy any advantages over the children of more educated farmer parents. Estimates of cross …

finds that children born into consanguineous marriages have lower test scores, lower height-for-age, and a higher likelihood …

When social security is established to provide pensions to parents, their reliance upon children for future financial … social security on education investments in children. In a difference-in-differences framework, a significant increase in the …

factors and the absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into … reflected in the intake of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth. Vitamins A and C are … important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development, which is critical for the …

in average height across developing countries are not well explained by differences in wealth. In particular, children in … India are shorter, on average, than children in Africa who are poorer, on average, a paradox called "the Asian enigma" which …

Longitudinal patterns of child development and socioeconomic status are described for a cohort of children in …