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Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries
Currie, Janet - 2012
A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early childhood. Much of this literature focuses on rich countries, but researchers are increasingly taking advantage of new sources of data and identification to study the long reach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100980
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Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes
Currie, Janet - 2010
,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. These children are followed until 2006, and their … records are linked to provincial registries with outcomes data. We compare children with health conditions to their own …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758157
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Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries
Currie, Janet - 2013
A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early childhood. Much of this literature focuses on rich countries, but researchers are increasingly taking advantage of new sources of data and identification to study the long reach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013078110
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Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes
Currie, Janet - 2008
,000 children born between 1979 and 1987 in the Canadian province of Manitoba. These children are followed until 2006, and their … records are linked to provincial registries with outcomes data. We compare children with health conditions to their own …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464165
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Childhood Circumstances and Adult Outcomes : Act II
Almond, Douglas - 2017
That prenatal events can have life-long consequences is now well established. Nevertheless, research on the Fetal Origins Hypothesis is flourishing and has expanded to include the early childhood (postnatal) environment. Why does this literature have a "second act?" We summarize the major themes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455663
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Childhood Circumstances and Adult Outcomes : Act Ii
Almond, Douglas - 2017
That prenatal events can have life-long consequences is now well established. Nevertheless, research on the Fetal Origins Hypothesis is flourishing and has expanded to include the early childhood (postnatal) environment. Why does this literature have a “second act?” We summarize the major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012965956
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Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries
Currie, Janet - 2012
A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early childhood. Much of this literature focuses on rich countries, but researchers are increasingly taking advantage of new sources of data and identification to study the long reach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460289
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Accidents Will Happen? Unintentional Injury, Maternal Employment, and Child Care Policy
Currie, Janet; Hotz, V. Joseph - 2021
In western countries, accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children, far surpassing diseases as a … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … winners and losers. In particular, while some children may benefit from safer environments, others that appear to be squeezed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013248094
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Medicaid and Medical Care for Children
Currie, Janet; Thomas, Duncan - 2021
Data from the National Longitudinal Surveys are used to compare the medical care received by children covered by … Medicaid with that of other similar children. The longitudinal dimension of the data is exploited as we examine differences … probability of both black and white children receiving routine checkups but with increases in the number of doctor visits for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013212590
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Accidents Will Happen? Unintentional Injury, Maternal Employment, and Child Care Policy
Currie, Janet - 2001
In western countries, accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children, far surpassing diseases as a … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … winners and losers. In particular, while some children may benefit from safer environments, others that appear to be squeezed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470639