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 …

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 …