While several studies suggest that stress-related mental health problems among school children are related to specific … states, we show that the reform slightly increased stress-related health problems among school children. While increasing … increased weekly instruction time and study its effects on stress-related outpatient diagnoses from the universe of health …

study the effect of introducing earlier grades in compulsory school on child mental health in Sweden. To do so, we exploit a …The prevalence of mental ill-health is increasing among young people in many developed countries, raising concerns … grade as was previously the case. The reform provides a situation where the age at which children receive their first grade …

We present findings from a field experiment conducted at 40 elementary schools involving 8,000 children and 400 …,000 child-day observations, which tested whether providing short-run incentives can create habit formation in children. Over a …. Relative to an average baseline rate of 39%, providing small incentives doubled the fraction of children eating at least one …

worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health … interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests that both types of interventions may benefit not only child health …

We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start, a large-scale and universal early childhood …-sector hospitals. Exposure to an additional Sure Start center per thousand age-eligible children increases hospitalization by 10% at …' can deliver significant health benefits, even in contexts with universal healthcare. Impacts are driven by …

We investigate restructuring of the health system in Brazil motivated to operationalize universal health coverage …

show long-lasting health impacts. Can these benefits hold when these programs are offered to all children in contexts with …Early Childhood Interventions (ECI) offering disadvantaged children preschool and family support services in the US … universal healthcare? We evaluate the short- and medium-term health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England …

experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition … lunches to reduce anemia among school children. After four years of treatment, treated children, on average, have higher …Long-term follow-up of early childhood health interventions is important for human capital accumulation. We provide …