Lead exposure has detrimental effects on fertility, infants, children, and adults. Despite the success in removing lead …, extensive research links elevated blood lead levels in children to academic and behavioral outcomes, but more limited attention … has been given to lead's impact on fertility, infant mortality, and infant health. This paper examines the existing quasi …

larger for girls, children from rural households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that health …

larger for boys, children from rural or poor households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that …

We analyze child mortality in Vietnam focusing on gender aspects. Contrary to several other countries in the region …, mortality rates for boys are substantially larger than for girls. A large rural-urban mortality difference exists, but much more … so for boys than for girls. A higher education level of the mother reduces mortality risk, but the effect is stronger for …

health, self-rated health to mortality. Our analytic sample includes about 8,000 Chinese persons age above 60. Using the …

positive selection on health from high infant mortality rates during this period (18 percent), our findings suggest a strong …

probabilities that are less accurate in predicting their in-sample mortality. There is little evidence that the gradients in the … veracity of expectations are due to the less educated and cognitively able responding less to changes in objective mortality …