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 …

Using linked birth records from Florida, we analyze intergenerational health transmission at
birth by parental gender. We find both paternal and maternal birth weights significantly …

This paper investigates the economic returns to parental health. To account for potential
endogeneity between parental health and child outcomes, we leverage longitudinal …

While many studies use parental socioeconomic status and health to predict children's
health, this study examines the interplay over time between child and maternal health across …

This paper is motivated to investigate the often neglected payoff to investments in the health
of girls and women in terms of next generation outcomes. This paper investigates the …

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the intergenerational transmission of health to
changes in the socioeconomic and public health environment into which children are born …

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 …

We examine the consequences of child health for economic and health outcomes in
adulthood, using height as a marker of childhood health. After reviewing previous evidence …

A growing body of work suggests that health may be transferred across generations. The
aim of this paper is to examine the mechanisms that might account for observed …

Children's physical health problems have clear and lasting impacts on a variety of later life
outcomes, as a growing body of research has shown. Furthermore, problems such as …