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Currie, Janet; Rossin-Slater, Maya – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015
Mounting evidence across different disciplines suggests that early-life conditions can have consequences on individual outcomes throughout the life cycle. Relative to other developed countries, the United States fares poorly on standard indicators of early-life health, and this disadvantage may have profound consequences not only for population…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Well Being, Child Health, Adults
Currie, Janet; Moretti, Enrico – 2002
This study estimates the effect of maternal education on birth outcomes using data from the Vital Statistics Natality files for 1970 to 1999. It also assesses the importance of four potential channels through which maternal education may improve birth outcomes: use of prenatal care, smoking behavior, marriage, and fertility. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Educational Attainment, Health Behavior