Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay. We experimentally evaluate the impact of a housing project run by the NGO TECHO which provides … program is to improve household well-being. Our findings show that better houses have a positive effect on overall housing … improvements in children's health; in El Salvador, slum dwellers also feel that they are safer. We do not find this result, however …

-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 …

administrative data from Mexico and two different empirical strategies, our results indicate that mothers' long-term exposure to … local violence prior to conception has detrimental effects on infant health at birth. The results suggest that loss of women …'s human capital and deterioration of mental health are potential underlying mechanisms behind the adverse effects …

multiple dimensions of subjective well-being and objective health behaviors, laying bare gender disparities in health … behaviors, report enhanced self-perceived health, perceive higher relative income and social status, and exude greater … fact, they tend to engage in health-compromising behaviors, such as increased smoking, and exhibit higher rates of obesity …

We report eleven studies that show declines in life satisfaction and happiness among young adults in the last decade or … Global Minds. There is broad evidence across all of these English-speaking countries that happiness and life satisfaction …

Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant numbers of homicides … consequences of stress induced by these attacks on newborn health. We use two approaches to examine this question. First, we … exposed. Second, we investigate the impact of in-utero exposure to mass shootings on infant health outcomes using restricted …

-educated caregivers have the knowledge and skills to safeguard their children's health and stimulate their cognitive development. In …