S, Bhalotra; S, Rawlings - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2009
economic conditions. Child health is indicated by infant survival. Our measure of maternal health is (relative) height … intergenerational correlation of health that is stronger at both tails of the distribution of mother’s height, and larger for negative … deviations from mean height. We show that improving maternal education, raising income and improving the supply or effectiveness …