In this paper we extensively analyze the impact of child health and other family characteristics on the cognitive … literature. First, we find only a weak relationship between several measures of child health and child cognitive development …. Second, we find that additional maternal schooling does not improve child cognitive achievement. Finally, our estimates of …

In this paper we extensively analyze the impact of child health and other family characteristics on the cognitive … literature. First, we find only a weak relationship between several measures of child health and child cognitive development …. Second, we find that additional maternal schooling does not improve child cognitive achievement. Finally, our estimates of …

family structure. I focus on the relationship between one particular type of family structure, a never married parent, and … analyses are used to measure the relationships of interest: one purely descriptive cross sectional analysis, and one … family structure and out-of-wedlock birth. Individuals who report use of drugs are more likely to be unmarried than married …