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Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Health

Evidence from Cebu, the Philippines

Leah E.M. Bevis and Kira Villa
Journal of Human Resources, September 2022, 57 (5) 1425-1465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10372R2
Leah E.M. Bevis
Leah Bevis, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at the Ohio State University
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Kira Villa
Kira Villa, associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of New Mexico ().
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ABSTRACT

We examine the intergenerational transmission of mother-to-child health, using unique data tracking a cohort of Filipino children. We provide causal estimates of the impact of maternal health on child health and examine the persistence of this relationship from birth through adolescence. We find that mother’s health continues to impact child health throughout childhood. Previous estimates gauging transmission at any single point during childhood therefore underestimate the full impact. The effect of mother’s health on child height-for-age z-score is only partly explained by birthweight, socioeconomic mechanisms, or parental inputs—maternal health may additionally shape childhood growth trajectories until puberty.

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  • Received August 2019.
  • Accepted June 2020.

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Leah E.M. Bevis, Kira Villa
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Leah E.M. Bevis, Kira Villa
Journal of Human Resources Sep 2022, 57 (5) 1425-1465; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10372R2
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