maternal age has an overall detrimental effect on offspring health and cognition. We show that children born to early mothers …Early motherhood remains a widespread phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While the consequences of … early motherhood for the mother have been extensively investigated, the impact on their children is severely understudied …

endogenous and they depend on local prices and household income, as well as on the exogenous determinants of cognition and health …In this paper we estimate production functions for cognition and health throughout four stages of childhood from 5 …-15 years of age using two cohorts of children drawn from the Young Lives Survey for India. The inputs into the production …

Lives project conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is found that health shocks to poorer parents reduce investments in …This paper explores the intergenerational effects of parental health shocks using longitudinal data from the Young … children thereby reducing their future earnings, and perpetuating poverty and inequality. The paper discusses important …

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, where over 70 million …, prior child cognition and health, and child investments. We use income and local prices to control for the endogeneity of … children aged 0-5 are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production functions include parental background …

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, where over 70 million …, prior child cognition and health, and child investments. We use income and local prices to control for the endogeneity of … children aged 0-5 are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production functions include parental background …

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, based on the Young Lives … affect cognitive development at all ages, but more so for younger children. Investments also have an impact on health at … Survey. India has over 70 million children aged 0-5 who are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production …