This paper examines the influence of health conditions on academic performance during adolescence. To account for the … endogeneity of health outcomes and their interactions with risky behaviors we exploit natural variation within a set of genetic … statistical properties for ADHD, depression and obesity. They help to reveal a new dynamism from poor health to lower academic …

. Human milk is an important resource produced by women. Significant maternal and child health costs result from children … inclusion in GDP, current practice is to ignore its significant economic value and the substantial private and public health …

health and welfare. This report analyzes the pollutants emitted by motor vehicles, their effects, and pollutant …

The correlation between health and economic performance is extremely robust across communities and over time. Many … factors exogenous to income play an important role in determining health status, including a number of geographical …, environmental, and evolutionary factors. This suggests the existence of simultaneous impacts of health on wealth and wealth on …

This paper surveys the microeconomic evidence on the determinants of and returns to education and health in sub … fees can have dramatic effects on take-up of health and education services. …