To overcome poverty, strengthening human development is crucial. However, today 250 million children younger than 5 … determinants of the height gap between children in India and sub-Saharan Africa as Jayachandran & Pande (2... …

's access to water, sanitation, housing, healthcare, nutrition, education and information. We identify causal impacts using a … women's constraints on child outcomes using nationally representative household Demographic and Health Survey data from … India, including 53,030 mothers and 113,708 children, collected in 2015-16. Outcomes are measured as multidimensional …

of primary school children. We conducted a field experiment that randomly provided a one-year supply of DFS at a … impacts on hemoglobin levels and reduced the prevalence of any form of anemia by 20 percent but these health gains did not … find that treatment had statistically significant gains in anemia and test scores among children with higher treatment …

primary school children. We conducted a field experiment that randomly provided a one-year supply of DFS at a subsidized price … significantly positive impacts on hemoglobin levels and reduced the prevalence of anemia by 20 percent but these health gains did … effects, we find that treatment had statistically significant gains in anemia and test scores among children with higher …

shows that households tend to disproportionately reduce investments (prenatal and postnatal) in their female children. This … results on postnatal channels show substantial impacts on the long-term health outcomes of surviving girls, as rainfall no …