In this review, we discuss three major contributions economists have made to our
understanding of the relationship between the environment and individual well-being. First …

Economists and social scientists have long been interested in intergenerational mobility,
and documenting the persistence between parents and children's outcomes has been an …

That prenatal events can have life-long consequences is now well established.
Nevertheless, research on the fetal origins hypothesis is flourishing and has expanded to …

In the epidemiological literature, the fetal origins hypothesis associated with David J. Barker
posits that chronic, degenerative conditions of adult health, including heart disease and type …

This chapter seeks to set out what economists have learned about the effects of early
childhood influences on later life outcomes, and about ameliorating the effects of negative …

Child abuse and neglect represent major threats to child health and well-being; however,
little is known about consequences for adult economic outcomes. Using a prospective cohort …

This study explores the impact of environmental regulations in China on infant mortality. In
1998, the Chinese government imposed stringent air pollution regulations, in one of the first …

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and
between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the …

We quantify the lasting effects of childhood health and economic circumstances on adult
health, employment and socioeconomic status, using data from a birth cohort that has been …

The well-known positive association between health and income in adulthood has
antecedents in childhood. Not only is children's health positively related to household …