Session 55: Child Health and Education in Developing Countries

Thursday, Apr 1 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Liberty B 2nd Floor

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Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan  •   Michael Grossman, City University of New York and National Bureau of Economic Research; Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University and National Bureau of Economic Research; Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University and National Bureau of Economic Research; Theodore Joyce, Baruch College and National Bureau of Economic Research

2.	A Longitudinal Analysis of ECD Program Effects on the Health, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Development of Filipino Children  •   Elizabeth King, World Bank Group; Socorro Gultiano, University of San Carlos

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The Impact of Experimental Nutritional Interventions on Education into Adulthood in Rural Guatemala: Preliminary Longitudinal Analysis  •   Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania; John Hoddinott, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); John A. Maluccio, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Agnes R. Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Reynaldo Martorell, Emory University; Aryeh D. Stein, Emory University

4.	Children's Use of Preventive Health Care: Can Community Programs Make a Difference?  •   Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of California, Los Angeles; Jenna Nobles, University of California, Los Angeles

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