Over the past four decades, China has witnessed an important nutritional transition,
characterised by a heightened overnutrition burden among children. The country now has …

The literature on the antecedents of energy poverty does not consider the potential role of
early life experiences. This study fills this gap in the literature by providing causal evidence …

Research on the impact of childhood nutrition on adult health and human capital has been
extensively studied in developed countries, but research in China on this topic is limited …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the nature and degree of association between
exposure to potentially traumatic wartime experiences in early life, such as living in a heavily …

This paper examines how the timing of childhood exposure to armed conflict influences both
the magnitude of the impact it has on later-life health and the pathways through which those …

Whereas there is a large literature on estimating returns to education in China, few studies
have attempted to address the endogeneity of schooling choices. We explore the arguably …

Understanding the impact of industrial policies on residents' health is of great significance.
This study uses the large-scale national defense industry policy entitled the Third Front …

In this paper, we investigate the long-term effects of the Vietnam War on physical and mental
health outcomes of Vietnamese who were children (age 6 to 9 and 10 to 14), teenagers (age …

Introduction Mental health and cognitive development are critical aspects of a child's overall
well-being; they can be particularly challenging for children living in politically violent …

Childhood exposure to contexts of war is a common occurrence among current and recent
cohorts of children in various parts of the world. It was also common among older cohorts …