animal studies. We provide an external validation by analyzing the impact of the German famine of 1916-1918 on children and … generation, males (females) tend to have higher mental health scores if their paternal grandfather (maternal grandmother) was …

male germ cell development. We build on this evidence and investigate whether undernutrition at that age biologically … transmits to children and grandchildren. Our findings indicate that third generation males (females) tend to have higher mental … health scores if their paternal grandfather (maternal grandmother) was exposed to a famine during preadolescence. These …

century, on the subjective well-being (SWB) and mental health of the survivors half a century after the event. We adopt a rich … significantly negative impacts on SWB and mental health. Supporting analysis suggests that physical health, social integration and … quantify the SWB effects of famine. Our study highlights the important role of early-life circumstance in SWB and mental health …

-7, negatively impacts the adult mental health of the survivors' children. We also find negative effects on parent's mental health …Can the effects of early childhood trauma persist across generations, impacting the long-run outcomes of their children …. Our findings show that the determinants of mental health problems can be traced back across a generation and demonstrate …

covers 5.8 million children in poor rural China and provides 6-24-month old children with a free nutrition supplement that … several early-life health indicators. Robust evidence shows that such nutrition supplements effectively increase boys' weight … and reduce their probability of being underweight. No effect is observed on girls of similar age. These health indicators …

This paper provides evidence of effectiveness for performance pay among government caregivers to improve child health … in India. In a controlled study of 160 daycare centers serving over 4,000 children, we randomly assign individual workers … to receive either fixed bonuses or incentive payments based on the weight‐for‐age nutritional status of children in their …

About a third of Filipino children are stunted or chronically malnourished. However, there is a paucity of evidence on … stunting until 2030 should the country expand the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions. Based on our previous … interventions. Addressing the socioeconomic disparity in child stunting and universal provision of nutrition and health …

Relatively few studies have examined the "echo effect" of health shocks related to prenatal and early-life malnutrition … children of mothers who were exposed in-utero and in early-life including income, education, and employment, indicators that … areas, and by exploiting rich data on those directly affected and their children, we find that on average, the famine had …