Malawi which provides mothers with information on infant nutrition and health. It finds that the intervention results in …This paper provides evidence on household responses to the relaxation of one barrier constraining adoption of health … increases in household food consumption, particularly of protein-rich foods by children. The increased household consumption is …

This study finds evidence of irreversible health deficits amongst young children who were exposed to the Lord … deviation fall in height-for-age z-scores amongst children exposed for a period of more than six months. In contrast, the health …’s Resistance Army insurgency in Northern Uganda (1987- 2007). The causal effect of the conflict is found to be a 0.65 standard …

Although the theoretical trade-off between the quantity and quality of children is well-established, empirical evidence … supporting such a causal relationship - particularly on child health - is limited. We use two measures of child health to asses … short-run. -- Intrahousehold allocation ; health ; human capital ; fertility ; quantile treatment effects ; stochastic …

Although the theoretical trade-off between the quantity and quality of children is well-established, empirical evidence … supporting such a causal relationship - particularly on child health - is limited. We use two measures of child health to asses …

Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal … employment and obesity in children aged 3-17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that …

Using five waves from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), we investigate the association between maternal … employment and obesity in children aged 3 - 17 in both rural and urban China. Using BMI and waist circumference as measures for … between maternal employment and our measures for children's diet and physical activity. Our study also suggests that …

providing mothers information to improve nutrition of preschool children aged 2-6 in rural India. Salaried caregivers are … supposed to provide a mid-day meal and also advise mothers on health and nutrition for their child. Our one-day caregiver … training covered basic health and nutrition facts with advice on how to communicate with mothers for behavior change at home …

We study the impact of a Canadian prenatal nutrition program on child health at birth. The objective of the "oeuf … treated children by 69.8 grams and reduced the probability of low birth weight by 3.6 percentage points. We also find that … significant. While the cost of the program is equivalent to the comparable United States Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women …