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Health, height, height shrinkage and SES at older ages: Evidence from China

Huang, Wei; Lei, Xiaoyan; Ridder, Geert; Strauss, John; … - 2012

Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between … childhood health and health outcomes at older ages. However, measured height of the older individuals is contaminated by height … shrinkage from aging. Height shrinkage, in turn may be correlated with health conditions and socio-economic status from …

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The Role of Childhood Health for the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from Administrative Data

Salm, Martin; Schunk, Daniel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

We use unique administrative German data to examine the role of childhood health for the intergenerational transmission of human capital. Specifically, we examine the extent to which a comprehensive list of health conditions – diagnosed by government physicians – can account for...

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Entitled to Property: Inheritance Laws, Female Bargaining Power, and Child Health in India

Hossain, Md Shahadath; Nikolov, Plamen - 2021

Child height is a significant predictor of human capital and economic status throughout adulthood. Moreover, non … to unmarried women in India, on child height. We find robust evidence that the HSAA improved the height and weight of …

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Entitled to Property: How Breaking the Gender Barrier Improves Child Health in India

Hossain, Md Shahadath; Nikolov, Plamen - 2023

indicate that the HSAA improved children's height and weight. Furthermore, we uncover evidence supporting a mechanism whereby …

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War and stature: Growing up during the Nigerian civil war

Akresh, Richard; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Leone, Marinella; … - 2011

The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 was precipitated by secession of the Igbo-dominated south-eastern region to create the state of Biafra. It was the first civil war in Africa, the predecessor of many. We investigate the legacies of this war four decades later. Using variation across ethnicity...

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