child health inputs. It has been shown in this analysis that working mothers' children should be of better health status … for the children. However, when autonomy is linked with mothers' income, the basic results of the model are further …

children using data from the National Family Health Survey-3. The effects of healthcare services utilization, food consumption … and nutritional status were significant predictors. Second, models for children’s heights and weight showed beneficial … weight as the Body Mass Index were tackled. Third, models for children’s hemoglobin concentration indicated beneficial …

. First, we document the magnitude of rural-urban disparities in child nutritional status and under-five mortality across all … entirely mirror the gap in under-five mortality. The most striking difference between the two is in the Latin American and … Caribbean region, where the gap in stunting is more than 1.5 times higher than that in mortality. On average, the rural …

worsens the relative health and mortality outcomes for children in firstborn female families. Second, we examine if the gender … consequences on surviving children. Exploiting the intertemporal variation in the implementation of a ban on sex-screening and sex …

Lead exposure has detrimental effects on fertility, infants, children, and adults. Despite the success in removing lead …, extensive research links elevated blood lead levels in children to academic and behavioral outcomes, but more limited attention … has been given to lead's impact on fertility, infant mortality, and infant health. This paper examines the existing quasi …

creates positive selection in the health of the cohorts of children being born. I exploit the staggered timing of three …, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and homicide. Using a back-of-the-envelope calculation, I find that the Colorado program, which … potential to reduce adverse infant health outcomes and could decrease the infant mortality gap which exists between the US and …

investments in children's health and improving the prenatal environment …