Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …

We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of wealth on players' own health … and their children's health and developmental outcomes. Our estimation sample is large,virtually free of attrition, and … assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …

This paper analyzes the developmental origins and the evolution of health, cognitive, and socio-emotional skills during … early childhood, from age 0 to 5. We explicitly model the dynamic interactions of health with the child's behavior and … find that children's capabilities strongly interact and build on each other: health is an important determinant of early …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth order, health at birth and in childhood …, and parental health investment using administrative data from Austria. We find significant birth order effects on health … utilize medical services. We also find differences in parental health investment. First-born children are more likely to …

We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of wealth on players' own health … and their children's health and developmental outcomes. Our estimation sample is large, virtually free of attrition, and … assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception …

The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant … literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health … comprehensive set of health, non-cognitive development, and academic outcomes of children and adolescents. Applying an individual …

known about birth order effects on health. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth … order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment. High-quality administrative data on children born … important birth order effects on health at birth and in primary school. These birth order effects are positive, in that later …

known about birth order effects on health. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth … order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment. High-quality administrative data on children born … important birth order effects on health at birth and in primary school. These birth order effects are positive, in that later …