larger for girls, children from rural households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that health …Health at birth is an important indicator of human capital development over the life course. This paper uses …

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 …

Relatively few studies have examined the "echo effect" of health shocks related to prenatal and early-life malnutrition … children of mothers who were exposed in-utero and in early-life including income, education, and employment, indicators that … areas, and by exploiting rich data on those directly affected and their children, we find that on average, the famine had …

We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …

We present a field experiment to study the effects of non-monetary incentives on healthy food choices of 282 children … classmates as change agents by providing them with information regarding the food choices of their children or friends. We find …