We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers on maternal and child health … administrative health data. In a context in which the target group has comprehensive health care access, we find that home visiting … has no effects on most types of health utilization, health behaviors, and physical health measures. However, the …

evidence on how public health emergencies have negatively affected socioeconomic development pathways well beyond the crisis … potato-suitable areas after 1900. Our results highlight the interplay between technological change, public health, and …