We systematically review the literature linking health to economic activity, particularly education and labor market … outcomes, over the lifecycle. In the first part, we review studies that link childhood health to later-life outcomes. The main … themes we focus on are in-utero exposures, birthweight, physical health and nutrition, mental health, and the environment. In …

We systematically review the literature linking health to economic activity, particularly education and labor market … outcomes, over the lifecycle. In the first part, we review studies that link childhood health to later-life outcomes. The main … themes we focus on are in-utero exposures, birthweight, physical health and nutrition, mental health, and the environment. In …

Evidence shows that pollution exposure early in life is detrimental to near-term health, and an increasing body of … evidence suggests that early-childhood health influences health and human capital outcomes later in life. This article reviews …