This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …, our results further support the advice to parents of young children not to smoke. …

well as academic achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological …

The prevalence and importance of children's physical health problems have been increasingly recognized in recent years …. Physical health problems of children such as obesity, motor impairment and chronic diseases cause social costs. Further, they … intergenerational link and transmission of both maternal and paternal health on children's health in Germany. We investigate this issue …

adolescence. We analyse the predictive power of these abilities, initial risk conditions and home resources for children …'s achievement. Our data are taken from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk (MARS), an epidemiological cohort study, which follows … preschool age contribute to the prediction of children's achievement at school age. …

epidemiological cohort study of 384 children at risk from the Rhine-Neckar Region in Germany. Our results indicate that noncognitive …

, die Anzahl Kinder im Haushalt, das Haushaltseinkommen sowie der Besuch einer Bildungseinrichtung keinen Zusammenhang mit …

during childhood using data from a longitudinal study, the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, starting at birth. Our work … characteristics of children. Third, we examine the skill development for girls and boys separately, as well as for children who were …