Extensive evidence shows that risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) begin to
develop early in life. Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) have become …

Climate change has drastically altered precipitation patterns across the globe and has
caused an increase in rainfall variability, including the incidence of extreme rainfall events …

Close to 100 million Indonesians lack access to improved sanitation, while 33 million live
without improved drinking water. Indonesia is home to the second largest number of open …

Early care and education in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and
kindergarten is a crucial time for a child's development. Yet vast racial, ethnic, and …

The aim of this paper was to empirically analyze the relationship between public health
expenditure and health outcomes among EU developing countries. Using regression …

This paper studies the impact of Low Emission Zones, restricting the access of high-
emission vehicles to inner-city areas, on hospitalizations. For identification, we exploit …

This paper monetizes the life-cycle intragenerational and intergenerational benefits of the
Perry Preschool Project, a pioneering high-quality early childhood education program …

Using detailed education data for 1996–2012 from the state of Florida, we examine whether
pollution from local Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) sites affects student achievement and high …

Objective: This study aims to develop and compare machine learning models for predicting
fetal health status using Cardiotocogram (CTG) data, while addressing class imbalance and …

We estimate the effects of long-run pollution exposure on mortality by exploiting the United
States Acid Rain Program (ARP) as a natural experiment. We use a difference-in-differences …