participants. They conducted a large randomized field experiment (RFE) with over 1900 women from four WIC agencies in the state. In …

responses of both mothers and children in three key measures of behavior: orientation, positive contingency, and negative …Background: Home visiting programs constitute an important policy to support vulnerable families with young children … registration: 11 June 2015). Results: The intervention significantly improved the interactions between girls and their mothers …

responses of both mothers and children in three key measures of behavior: orientation, positive contingency, and negative …Background: Home visiting programs constitute an important policy to support vulnerable families with young children … registration: 11 June 2015). Results: The intervention significantly improved the interactions between girls and their mothers …

responses of both mothers and children in three key measures of behavior: orientation, positive contingency, and negative …Background: Home visiting programs constitute an important policy to support vulnerable families with young children … registration: 11 June 2015). Results: The intervention significantly improved the interactions between girls and their mothers …

maternal age has an overall detrimental effect on offspring health and cognition. We show that children born to early mothers … effects suggests that children and in particular girls born to very young mothers are worst off. The transmission channel … policies assisting children born to early mothers and preventive policies tackling early pregnancy. …