It is conventional wisdom that it is possible to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution, improve health outcomes, and … provide new evidence, from a randomized control trial conducted in rural Orissa, India (one of the poorest places in India … lung functioning or health and there is no change in fuel consumption (and presumably greenhouse gas emissions). The …

short- and long-term health outcomes in developing countries. Prior research has primarily focused on the impact of single … population health. This paper presents one of the first investigations of the impact of small and moderate disasters on childhood … Health Survey with an international database of natural disasters (EM-DAT). It finds that exposure to a natural disaster in …

including its role as social safety net. However, the literature is sparse in regards to its effect on children's health … influencing children's health outcomes as proxied by their height and weight. The analysis employs the quasi … for female children, that household participation in NREGA has beneficial impact on health outcomes …

This paper estimates two sources of benefits related to sanitation infrastructure access on early childhood health: a … uses a sample of children under 48 months in rural areas of India from the Third Round of District Level Household Survey …

Lack of information about health risks may limit the adoption of improved nutritional and healthy behavior. This paper … outcomes of children in rural India. Using experimental data and regression discontinuity design that exploits the exogenous … health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when …

This paper estimates two sources of benefits related to sanitation infrastructure access on early childhood health: a … uses a sample of children under 48 months in rural areas of India from the Third Round of District Level Household Survey …