Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders … sports club membership, physical activity, overweightness, or motor skills. …

A large body of research examines determinants of infant health outcomes but little examines geographic variation … 1995-2002, we find that sports facility construction projects generate local negative externalities. Infants born during …. Maternal prenatal health visits also fall in the post-facility-opening period. Mechanisms for this impact include local …

Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders … sports club membership, physical activity, overweightness, or motor skills. …

difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an … adverse effect for children of low-educated mothers on human capital investments and labor-market attachment in early … adulthood. The affected children were 12 p.p. more likely not to be in education, employment, or training (NEET) at the age of …

about 20 percent of the national livestock. Results indicate that cohorts of children exposed to the 2010 winter and who … negative effect of the shock is strongest for children from herding households. Moreover, we explore the role of mitigation … channels to cushion the impact of the weather shock. In households where the head has more experience in herding, children …

of public health interventions for children exposed to lead. This paper estimates the long-term impacts of early … referrals) recommended for lead-poisoned children. Using linked administrative data from Charlotte, NC, we compare outcomes for … children who are similar across observable characteristics but differ in eligibility for intervention due to blood lead test …