, prior child cognition and health, and child investments. We use income and local prices to control for the endogeneity of … determining cognition. Our paper contributes in understanding how investments and early health outcomes are important in child …

functions include parental background, prior child cognition and health, and child investments, which are taken as endogenous …. Estimation is based on a nonlinear factor model, based on multiple measurements for both inputs and child outcomes. Our results … show an important effect of early health on child cognitive development, which then becomes persistent. Parental investments …

associated with the full range of outcomes - for example, maternal smoking and breastfeeding, child nutrition, parental … psychological functioning. We also find some some aspects of the environment of higher income households hinder child development …

function include parental background, prior child cognition and health and child investments. We allow investments to be …. We find that investments are very important determinants of child cognition and of health at an earlier age. We also find … in understanding how early health outcomes are important in child development …

function include parental background, prior child cognition and health and child investments. We allow investments to be …. We find that investments are very important determinants of child cognition and of health at an earlier age. We also find … in understanding how early health outcomes are important in child development. …

. We incorporate spatial peer interaction, defined as a child’s nearest geographical neighbors, into a production function … of child cognitive development in Andhra Pradesh, India. Our peer group definition takes the form of networks, whose … strongly positively associated with a child’s cognitive skill formation. Further, we explore the effect of peer groups in …

wide variety of child, mother and family characteristics. The results suggest that limited amounts of work by mothers … excess weight that are common to the child and mother. Work hours are also associated with relatively large (in percentage … significant. -- maternal employment ; adolescent development ; child obesity ; socioeconomic status …