worse treatment of higher birth order children, particularly girls. Analyzing new data, we find: (1) Parameter estimates are … sensitive to sampling design and model specification; (2) The gap between the heights of pre-school African and Indian children …, pre-school Indian children would be taller than pre-school African children; and (5) Once we account for survey design …

factors and absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into a … in the intakes of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth; vitamins A and C are … important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development that is critical for future …

predominates the income level channel. Moreover, A fixed cost of having children is crucial to understand childlessness in low …

Malaria is the primary cause of death among children and a barrier to childhood human capital accumulation in sub … human capital accumulation and endogenous fertility with malaria modeled as a health shock to children. To parameterize the … model, I estimate the short-run effects of reduced malaria risk on women's fertility and children's human capital using …