This paper examines the effects of female education on marriage outcomes by exploiting the exogenous variation … generated by the Female Secondary School Stipend Program in Bangladesh, which made secondary education free for rural girls. Our … findings show that an additional year of female education leads to an increase in 0.72 years of husband's education and that …

factors and absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into a … in the intakes of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth; vitamins A and C are … important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development that is critical for future …

impacts of war exposure on education. War exposed men marry later and have fewer children. War exposure of mothers (but not … overweight, earlier age at first birth, and lower educational attainment. Exposure to a primary education program mitigates … fathers) has adverse impacts on child growth, survival, and education. Impacts vary with age of exposure. For mother and child …

impacts of war exposure on education. War exposed men marry later and have fewer children. War exposure of mothers (but not … overweight, earlier age at first birth, and lower educational attainment. Exposure to a primary education program mitigates … fathers) has adverse impacts on child growth, survival, and education. Impacts vary with age of exposure. For mother and child …

We provide new evidence on the impact of one severe weather shock on child height in Mongolia. Our focus is on the … significantly slowed the growth trajectory of exposed children from herding households. This negative effect is still observable … experienced head are better able to protect their children from the negative consequences of the 2009/10 winter shock. There are …

This paper investigates the impact of a devastating weather shock on child anthropometrics, using data from Mongolia … about 20 percent of the national livestock. Results indicate that cohorts of children exposed to the 2010 winter and who … negative effect of the shock is strongest for children from herding households. Moreover, we explore the role of mitigation …

differences in conditions: while the "education" component imposed conditions only on children of schooling age, the "health … development. We find significant impacts on cognitive development in children 0-60 months, with an average effect size of 0.13 SD …. We show differential impacts by type of transfer: 0-5-year-old children from families receiving the "health" transfer …

differences in conditions: while the "education" component imposed conditions only on children of schooling age, the "health … development. We find significant impacts on cognitive development in children 0-60 months, with an average effect size of 0.13 SD …. We show differential impacts by type of transfer: 0-5-year-old children from families receiving the "health" transfer …