Children form social ties along dimensions of gender and race/ethnicity, and thus may differ greatly in exposure to … peer health and also in reactivity to peer influence. This paper estimates heterogeneity in the peer effects of obesity … New York City (NYC) FITNESSGRAM initiative on over 1.6 million children in grades K-8, we find that males and females are …

This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life … significantly negative impact for some pollutants on infant health during early childhood. In comparison to outdoor pollution …

child health can provide an important explanation for disparities in children's human capital development across different … willingness to compete with others. Our findings suggest that health problems arenegatively related to children's willingness to …-cognitive skills. We analyze data from economic experiments with preschoolers and their mothers to investigate whether child health can …