Increases in human stature are seen as a key indicator of improvement in the average health of populations. The … increased by 11cm--representing a dramatic improvement in health. Interestingly, there was a distinct acceleration in the period … and falling family size had more modest effects. Improvements in health care are hard to identify and the effects of the …

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. …Despite the popularity of school meals, little evidence exists on their effect on health outcomes. This study uses …

variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual … positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective …

children’s birth outcomes. Using program administrative micro-data matched to longitudinal vital statistics on the universe of …’s smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash …

Many countries are currently expanding access to child care for young children. But are all children equally likely to … (children’s age, birth weight and socio-economic background), but less so with respect to unobserved determinants of selection …

We examine the health and height of men born in England and Wales in the 1890s who enlisted in the army at the time of … children in the 1901 census. Econometric results indicate that adult height was negatively related to the number of children in … suggest that changing conditions at both household and locality levels contributed to the increase in height and health in the …