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 …

before five years old can have large long term impacts on adult outcomes. Child and family characteristics measured at school … years of education. Yet while children can be permanently damaged at this age, an important message is that the damage can …

Recent research shows that health at birth is affected by many factors, including maternal education, behaviors, and … generations. Exposure to environmental pollution is one potential determinant of health at birth that has received increasing … children born to less educated and minority mothers are more likely to be exposed to pollution in utero and that white, college …

by other white children. Moreover stratify by school type, we find that gaps in test scores between Head Start and other …Recent research on Head Start, an enriched preschool program for poor children that effects on test scores fade out …' more quickly for black children than for white children. This" paper uses data from the 1988 wave of the National …

the program improves the quality of food consumed. Finally, in households with school-aged children, both preschool … children and adults have healthier diets and consume less fat when the SBP is available. These results suggest that school …We use the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) III to examine the effect of the availability of …