model that includes unscheduled hospitalizations as a measure for unanticipated health shocks and estimate the model on data … from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). We show that such health shocks increase the likelihood of an … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of …

model that includes unscheduled hospitalizations as a measure for unanticipated health shocks and estimate the model on data … from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). We show that such health shocks increase the likelihood of an … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of …

model that includes unscheduled hospitalizations as a measure for unanticipated health shocks and estimate the model on data … from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). We show that such health shocks increase the likelihood of an … onset of a disability by around 138%. However, health shocks are relatively rare events and therefore the larger part of …

The diversity of potential relationships between child labor and health makes the empirical disentanglement of the … causal relationship a difficult exercise. This paper examines the long run impact of child labour on health by controlling … Condition. The estimation results reinforce the conventional wisdom that child labor is harmful for health in the long run. The …

We examine the impact of health and economic conditions at birth on the adult outcomes of child immigrants using the …-rated health or labour market participation in adulthood, and there is no statistically significant relationship between GDP per … parents are not associated significantly with the health and economic conditions at birth. Also, several tests show that our …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

and birth outcomes in forecasting child health (as indicated by height and weight), child behavioral problems, and a child …

This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health. …

health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some … reduced child support. These incentives have negative effects on children's human capital development and health, with … school and child health. Parental characteristics and time use data suggest that economic incentives for joint custody may …