Thursday, April 1 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Liberty B

Session 55:
Child Health and Education in Developing Countries

Chair: Graciela M. Teruel, Universidad Iberoamericana
Discussant: John Strauss, Michigan State University

  1. Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in TaiwanMichael 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 ChildrenElizabeth King, World Bank Group ; Socorro Gultiano, University of San Carlos

  3. The Impact of Experimental Nutritional Interventions on Education into Adulthood in Rural Guatemala: Preliminary Longitudinal AnalysisJere 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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