mortality data, and contribute to two bodies of literature. First, we demonstrate a beneficial causal effect of education on … education on health. Second, we present evidence that parents compensate for differences in their children's health endowments … through education, but find no evidence that parents reinforce differences in skill endowments. We argue that there is a bias …

) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run effects. We use individual records of Swedish birth cohorts from 1915 … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

discriminatory practices affected fertility and sex-specific mortality during infancy and childhood during economic crises in an area … economic stress, fertility, and sex ratios at baptism: high-price years were followed by a decline in the number of registered … economic stress, mortality, and sex ratios at death. Using death registers further supports this interpretation, since our …

) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run effects. We use individual records of Swedish birth cohorts from 1915 … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

datasets studied, and fertility and mortality selection is found significant in the determination of child height in Zambia … children are choice-based, reflecting prior selective fertility and mortality behavior. Parameter identification is the most … serious practical problem in controlling for fertility and mortality selection. Identification is achieved by imposing a …

. I find that infant mortality at birth is positively related to hypertension, even allowing for cohort effects, and …