addresses this question by estimating the effect of childhood exposure to China's Great Famine on adult health and labor market … adult health, educational attainment and labor supply. The results show that exposure to famine had significant adverse …In the past century, more people have perished from famine than from the two World Wars combined. Many more were …

50s who were born during the China Famine that occurred in the years 1959-1961. We take advantage of recently available … data provided by the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to corroborate evidence supporting the Fetal … would be desirable to trace the changes of health status of the famine survivors as they age into later life stages. We …

incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled … rewards were offered. The program also led to some effects in each of the three areas of education, health and work, although …

incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled … rewards were offered. The program also led to some effects in each of the three areas of education, health and work, although …

While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in …

should be addressed not only to social programs related with education, health and other basic conditions for wellbeing but … well as foreign trade. International cooperation for investment in infrastructures, industry, education and other important …

50s who were born during the China Famine that occurred in the years 1959-1961. We take advantage of recently available … data provided by the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to corroborate evidence supporting the Fetal … would be desirable to trace the changes of health status of the famine survivors as they age into later life stages. We …

three micro data sets from China we show that those born in a Dragon year are more likely to have a college education, and …

three micro data sets from China we show that those born in a Dragon year are more likely to have a college education, and …

exploiting the unique natural experiment of the Dutch Hunger Winter. At the end of World War II, a famine occurred abruptly in … population to the brink of starvation. We link high-quality military recruits data with objective health measurements for the …