that improvements in infant health help explain secular increases in cognitive test scores, that better cognition may link … early life health to adulthood earnings, and that human capital investments through childhood and young adulthood respond …

Despite the popularity of school meals, little evidence exists on their effect on health outcomes. This study uses … ameliorated the deterioration of health in young children caused by a severe drought. Correcting for self-selection into the … for children, providing large and significant health gains for children whose families suffered from drought. …

economic development. As predicted by unified growth theory, I find that primary schooling, rather than income or health …-related variables, is the most robust determinant of the fertility transition. As regards the health transition, both education and …

-up remain low in developing countries. We analyze the effects on child vaccinations of a large-scale community-based health … worker program that aimed to reach remote areas distant from public health facilities in Madagascar. We identify these … geocoded household distance to the closest health facility. Our findings indicate that, on average, the program did not improve …

and adult happiness. We find that replacing dirt floors with cement significantly improves the health of young children …We investigate the impact of a large-scale Mexican program to replace dirt floors with cement floors on child health … satisfaction with their housing and quality of life, as well as by lower scores on depression and perceived stress scales. (JEL I12 …

Very little is understood about how immigrants affect the happiness, or subjective well-being of natives. We use the …