This paper provides novel evidence on differences in health outcomes of children in religious and non … does not affect children's height-for-age, but increases children's body mass index and subjective health. Father …'s religiosity has a stronger salutary effect than mother's religiosity. In fatherless families, children's health is more strongly …

Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at … one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper presents an empirical … over time. A one percent increase in birth weight increase child’s noncognitive skills by 0.34 percent and child’s health …