-term health status as measured by body height, children who lose their same-sex parent before teenage years are hit hardest …. Maternal bereavement does not fit into this pattern as it affects educational attainment of younger and older children in a … preferences of the surviving parent partly protect same-sex children from orphanhood’s detrimental effects on human capital …

children, and health habits of older children. We use unique panel data from the Kyrgyz Republic for 2005-2008 and thus control … were larger for girls than for boys. We also found evidence of stunting and wasting among young children and worse health … development in the future. -- Children's education and health ; remittances ; Central Asia …

children, and health habits of older children. We use unique panel data from the Kyrgyz Republic for 2005-2008 and thus control … were larger for girls than for boys. We also found evidence of stunting and wasting among young children and worse health … development in the future. -- children's education and health ; remittances ; Central Asia …