This paper investigates the sensitivity of the intergenerational transmission of health to exogenous changes in income …, education and public health, changes that are often delivered by economic growth. It uses individual survey data on 2.24 million … maternal and child health as well as in aggregate economic conditions. The country-level panel is exploited to control for …

Good health is a determinant of economic growth and a component of the well-being of the population. This chapter … health policy making in low-income countries. The models presented could help address questions such as: How can the health … of the poor be improved, and what are the economic consequences of better health? What policies would improve intra …

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the intergenerational transmission of health to exogenous changes in income …, education and public health, changes that are often delivered by economic growth. It uses individual survey data on 2.24 million … maternal and child health as well as in aggregate economic conditions. The country-level panel is exploited to control for …

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the intergenerational transmission of health to exogenous changes in income …, education and public health, changes that are often delivered by economic growth. It uses individual survey data on 2.24 million … maternal and child health as well as in aggregate economic conditions. The country-level panel is exploited to control for …

Inadequate hygiene during menstruation can have severe consequences, such as adverse health effects, lower educational … in rural Bangladesh, we measure social norms in the form of empirical and normative expectations on menstrual health and … hygiene explicitly and relate them to behavior and knowledge. We provide an information intervention on menstrual health and …