Research conforms that poor child growth outcomes in Guatemala are the result of widespread poverty. The better the … parents' education and household income, the less likely children are to suffer from malnutrition. Children also fare better …

the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …

surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child …

? The answer to this question has important implications for public policy. If shocks reduce investments in children, they … may transmit poverty from one generation to the next. This paper uses a simple framework to analyze the effects of …

very young children are particularly vulnerable to shocks that lead to growth faltering, with substantial long-term health …