parents choose optimal health expenditures for their children and themselves. The survival probability of (junior) adults and … children depend on such investments. Agents can be skilled or unskilled. The model emphasizes the role of orphans. Orphans are … study the impact of the three kinds of epidemics when they hit children and/or junior adults. We prove that while the three …

seems to affect fetal growth, because infants born to mothers exposed to earth tremors in early and/or mid gestation are … more likely to be large for gestational age. The estimates suggest that relatively poorer Chilean mothers are more … evidence that suggests a possible mechanism that explains the varying results across socioeconomic status. Mothers with …

the following growth indicators of children born to adolescent mothers (age 19 years or below) with those born to older … regression-based estimates, children born to adolescent mothers were 0.01m (95% CI: -0.02, -0.01; p<0.01) shorter and weighed 0 ….2kg (-0.32, -0.07; p<0.01) less than children of older mothers at age 0-5 years. At age 6-12 years, those born to …

help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has … hampered the quality of life of its citizens. Indeed, compared with other OECD countries, Mexico performs poorly in indicators … move towards a universal social security system. This is a substantial accomplishment. However, Mexico needs to build a …