Development Economics: Theory and Practice provides students and practitioners with the
perspectives and the tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current …

We use a unique data set of California births to ask whether intergenerational correlations in
health contribute to the perpetuation of economic status. We find that if a mother was low …

In this paper, we formulate a model of early childhood development in which mothers have
subjective expectations about the technology of skill formation. The model is useful for …

We investigate the relationship between early school-leaving and parental education and
paternal income using UK Labour Force Survey data. OLS estimation reveals modest effects …

This paper explores the effect of maternal education on child health and the channels in
which education operates by exploiting a change in the compulsory schooling law (CSL) in …

This paper provides econometric evidence linking African countries' per capita total as well
as government health expenditures and per capita income to two health outcomes: infant …

In 1968, the Taiwanese government extended compulsory education from 6 to 9 years and
opened over 150 new junior high schools at a differential rate among regions. Within each …

Education is one of the most important predictors of people's life chances. Better-educated
people are more likely to be in work and tend to earn more, and the influence of education …

The fetal origins hypothesis asserts that nutrient deprivation in utero can raise chronic
disease risk. Within economics, this hypothesis has gained acceptance as a leading …

Disasters can have long lasting effects, but understanding the breadth, variety and longevity
of their effects can be challenging. This paper examines the long term effects and …