health and cognitive skills of Tanzanian children. A 10 percentage point increase in stagnant water increases local diarrhea … children, measured by standardised test scores. The effects on health and cognition are exacerbated by high temperatures and …

The prevalence of mental ill-health is increasing among young people in many developed countries, raising concerns … study the effect of introducing earlier grades in compulsory school on child mental health in Sweden. To do so, we exploit a …

How do parents contend with threats to the health and survival of their children? Can the social safety net mitigate …' preferences to personally provide care for their children during the critical years following a severe health shock drive changes … in labor supply and income. Mental health and fertility effects are also observed but are likely not mediators for …

Is the education-health gradient inflated because both education and health are associated with unobserved socio …-fixed effects to address that much of the observed education-health gradient reflects associations rather than causal relationships …. There are education-health gradients even within sibling pairs; personality facets reduce these gradients by 30% or more …

st Century Children: Emotional Well-Being in the Digital Age, this volume turns the spotlight on physical health and well …

This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view … health and nutrition for a large refugee and native population. We find no evidence of a difference in infant or child … particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The TDHS is one of few data sets providing representative data on …

This paper provides an overview of trends in physical health outcomes of young people over the last several decades. It … makes the argument for the importance of physical health and well-being for the individual and society, including its role … to improve physical health among young people. It ends with a discussion of remaining gaps in our knowledge and the …