Child height is a significant predictor of human capital and economic status throughout adulthood. Moreover, non … to unmarried women in India, on child height. We find robust evidence that the HSAA improved the height and weight of …

indicate that the HSAA improved children's height and weight. Furthermore, we uncover evidence supporting a mechanism whereby …

, sibling size and maternal height, the coefficient associated with being an Indian girl is no longer statistically significant. …

sites to more accurately measure a child's war exposure. War-exposed children in both countries have lower height-for-age Z …This is the first paper using household survey data from two countries involved in an international war (Eritrea and …-scores, with the children in the war-instigating and losing country (Eritrea) suffering more than the winning nation (Ethiopia …

sites to more accurately measure a child's war exposure. War-exposed children in both countries have lower height-for-age Z …This is the first paper using household survey data from two countries involved in an international war (Eritrea and …-scores, with the children in the war-instigating and losing country (Eritrea) suffering more than the winning nation (Ethiopia …

We analyze long-term impacts of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, providing the first evidence of intergenerational … impacts. Women exposed to the war in their growing years exhibit reduced adult stature, increased likelihood of being … impacts of war exposure on education. War exposed men marry later and have fewer children. War exposure of mothers (but not …

The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 was precipitated by secession of the Igbo-dominated south-eastern region to create … the state of Biafra. It was the first civil war in Africa, the predecessor of many. We investigate the legacies of this … war four decades later. Using variation across ethnicity and cohort, we identify significant long run impacts on human …

; height ; early life ; human capital investments ; Nigeria …The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 was precipitated by secession of the Igbo-dominated south-eastern region to create … the state of Biafra. It was the first civil war in Africa, the predecessor of many. We investigate the legacies of this …

We analyze long-term impacts of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, providing the first evidence of intergenerational … impacts. Women exposed to the war in their growing years exhibit reduced adult stature, increased likelihood of being … impacts of war exposure on education. War exposed men marry later and have fewer children. War exposure of mothers (but not …

productivity by randomizing the temporal order at which piece-rate workers at a large sugarcane plantation in Nigeria are offered …