investigates whether there is a relationship between outages and the health of children. Specifically, I study the differences in … the anthropometric outcomes of children aged 5 and below (given by the z-scores) living in households that experience … frequent outages and those which do not. I find that the children living in the households with frequent outages have z …

We use longitudinal data on 11,000 UK-born children to examine the relationship between parental weight and income and … children’s overweight across childhood. We find that children are three times as likely to be overweight or obese at 14 if they … have an obese parent. Irrespective of their parents’ weight, children in the poorest 20% of families are twice as likely to …

national program in the world targeting long-term nutrition and holistic development of children, to be implemented through the … Anganwadi Centers (AWC). Combining differences across villages in the year of AWC construction with birth-year of children, we … later life health outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that a 10-13 year old cohort fully exposed to the scheme during …

there are also long-term intergenerational health effects through their effects on health behavior of children born during … Socioeconomic Panel, we assess whether children born in the years immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany are … the higher incidence of smoking among children. Economic upheaval alone is unlikely to explain the remainder of the …

styles are strongly associated with household income, education and whether a child is an only child. The results suggest … that constraints in both time and (non-)cognitive skills of the parents restrict their choice. We find that children … associated with low household income and having more than one child are associated with lower skills of the child. Therefore, our …

, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at …

, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at …

, blacks and Hispanics. For wage income we also find evidence that Head Start has beneficial impacts, with effects located at …

We explore the extent to which starting primary school earlier by up to one year can help shield children from the … Australian Children, we employ a Regression Discontinuity Design based on birthday eligibility cut-offs. We find that Australian … children who have a sibling in poor health persistently lag behind other children in their cognitive development - but only for …