We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …

This study analyses and compares child health in Pakistan, Peru, Jamaica, Russia and South Africa. These countries … health, and in the nature and magnitude of the effects of its determinants. …

This paper investigates the changes to health care facilities and the nutritional status of Black children during the …

We explore the permanent effects that recessions have on health-related outcomes of mothers and children in Peru. To … mortality rates between 0.30 and 0.39 percent. We find evidence that recessions also have a negative effect on long-term health … measures for surviving children. The additional negative effect found on prenatal care suggests that the permanent effects …

This paper estimates the effect of economic shocks that affect families with young children on children’s health … economy. Analyzing household survey data from Russia I find that children who were under the age of five and whose parents … were negatively affected during the early transition have poorer health in adolescence and are less likely to have …