This paper examines whether participation in workfare and food grain subsidy programs in India impacts health and …’s nutrition or health, even though this is not their main objective. At the same time, the effects are heterogeneous, confirming …

This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …

This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …

Over the last few decades, health care services in the United States have become more geographically centralized. We … study how the loss of hospital-based obstetric units in over 400 counties affect maternal and infant health via a difference …-sections. In contrast to concerns voiced in the public discourse, the effects on a range of maternal and infant health outcomes are …

consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of …

for these policies was to ensure the health of mothers and their newborn children. With increased female labor market … be beneficial for both maternal and child health and for mothers' labor market outcomes. Second, there appear to be …Labor market policies for expecting and new mothers emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century. The main motivation …

socioeconomic status responded with reduced maternal labor supply. Compensating investment made by the latter group seems relatively … backgrounds. In contrast, exposed children from low socioeconomic backgrounds have significantly worse labor market outcomes as …

's cognitive development, but not on non-cognitive development or health. Regarding mechanisms, we estimate how breastfeeding …