We investigate the intergenerational effect of parental health shocks on the fertility choices of adult children in … China. By using a comprehensive longitudinal dataset of Chinese households, severe and unexpected health shocks to parents … traditional health shock studies, we employ two matching methodologies: Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) and Propensity Score …

This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life … significantly negative impact for some pollutants on infant health during early childhood. In comparison to outdoor pollution …

child health can provide an important explanation for disparities in children's human capital development across different …-cognitive skills. We analyze data from economic experiments with preschoolers and their mothers to investigate whether child health can … willingness to compete with others. Our findings suggest that health problems arenegatively related to children's willingness to …