We study the relationship between height stature and child mortality in West Africa. This is motivated by two things …: understanding the determinants of height, widely used health indicator, and explaining the « double African paradox ». This paradox …; this the level paradox. The second paradox is that African height stature decreased in recent years, despite better health …

We study the relationship between height stature and child mortality in West Africa. This is motivated by two things …: understanding the determinants of height, widely used health indicator, and explaining the « double African paradox ». This paradox …; this the level paradox. The second paradox is that African height stature decreased in recent years, despite better health …

This paper explores the changing trend of adult height in China for cohorts born in 1950-90. We use information on the … the 40-year period, the growth rate of adult height increased, with the most substantial increase occurring in the 1980s …. One important contributing factor to the growth of adult height is the continued increase in government per capita …

This paper explores the changing trend of adult height in China for cohorts born in 1950-90. We use information on the … the 40-year period, the growth rate of adult height increased, with the most substantial increase occurring in the 1980s …. One important contributing factor to the growth of adult height is the continued increase in government per capita …

continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several …

with health shocks. Exploiting the rollout of a universal health insurance program in rural China, I find that total …

and usage of AI-based services during COVID-19 in China. This research examined the implementation of a novel health code …

with health shocks. Exploiting the rollout of a universal health insurance program in rural China, I find that total …

The unprecedented large scale rural-to-urban migration in China has left many rural children living apart from their … the height of children, but it improves their weight. We provide suggestive evidence that the improvement in weight may be …