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 …

individual-level data to investigate effects of pollution on infant mortality, fetal deaths, low birth weight and prematurity in …

individual level data to investigate effects of pollution on infant mortality, fetal deaths, low birth weight and prematurity in …

individual-level data to investigate effects of pollution on infant mortality, fetal deaths, low birth weight and prematurity in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

individuallevel data to investigate effects of pollution on infant mortality, fetal deaths, low birth weight and prematurity in a …

the Current Population Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, and state-level data on child mortality, we examine …The poor health status of children in the U.S. relative to other industrialized nations has motivated recent efforts to … insurance to previously ineligible groups will increase health status or even utilization of medical resources. Using data from …

We study the effect of public insurance for children on their utilization of medical care and health outcomes by … significant reduction in child mortality …