Ill-health causes poverty. The effect runs through multiple mechanisms that span lifetimes
and cross generations. Health systems can reduce poverty by improving health and …

We leverage the largest polio outbreak in US history, the 1916 polio epidemic, to study how
epidemic-related school interruptions affect educational attainment. Using polio morbidity as …

Objective To estimate the associations between measles vaccination and child
anthropometry, cognition, and schooling outcomes in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. Methods …

Health shocks are common and have serious consequences for households in develo**
countries where health insurance is lacking. In this study, we examine whether out-of-pocket …

Preschool-aged children get sick frequently and spread disease to other family members.
Despite the universality of this experience, there is limited causal evidence on the …

This paper studies non-adherence in the Danish Childhood Vaccination Program using a
nationwide introduction of a vaccination reminder letter policy and administrative data from …

We present evidence on the impacts of a large-scale iodine supplementation program in
Tanzania on individuals' long-term economic outcomes. Exploiting the timing and location of …

The transition of workers from physical to cognitive occupations is a core goal of modern
reskilling programs. By providing the human capital necessary for such transitions, the …

Does childhood health capital affect long-run labor market success? We address this
question using inpatient hospital records linked to population census records. Sibling fixed …

Aim To describe the childhood experiences of patients with polio from the acute phase of the
disease during post‐war Finland in the 1950s and 1960s. Design Qualitative empirical study …