This chapter provides an overview of the literature on child health in developed countries. I first lay out a simple … economic model of the demand for child health inputs, and discuss whether the evidence is consistent with that model. Next, two … main causes of market failure in the market for child health inputs — lack of information and externalities — are analyzed …

A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early … of data and identification to study the long reach of childhood health in developing countries. Health in early life may … be a more significant determinant of adult outcomes in these countries because health insults are more frequent, the …

Evidence shows that pollution exposure early in life is detrimental to near-term health, and an increasing body of … evidence suggests that early-childhood health influences health and human capital outcomes later in life. This article reviews …

We use data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence and determinants … interpret our results using a model in which investments in health capital are affected by both resource constraints and a human …

, and health status using data from the National Child Development Study. The study has followed the cohort of children born … that LBW has significant long-term effects on self-reported health status, educational attainments, and labor market … women of LBW are less likely to report that they are in poor or fair health than other LBW women …

of child welfare and that these entitlement programs may well have positive impacts on the health and development of …

violent crime on pregnancy and infant health outcomes, using unique linked administrative data from New York City. We compare … annual cost of over $4.25 billion. Since infant health is a strong predictor of life-long well-being and women of lower …

Large literatures document positive effects of WIC on birth outcomes, and separately connect health at birth and future … health conditions and of grade repetition. These findings demonstrate that a "WIC start" results in persistent improvements …