TY - JOUR

T1 - Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation

AU - Daysal, N. Meltem

AU - Hirani, Jonas Cuzulan

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests that both types of interventions may benefit not only child health but also long-term educational outcomes. In addition, early-life medical interventions may improve the educational outcomes of siblings. These findings can be used to design policies that improve long-term outcomes and reduce economic inequality.

AB - Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests that both types of interventions may benefit not only child health but also long-term educational outcomes. In addition, early-life medical interventions may improve the educational outcomes of siblings. These findings can be used to design policies that improve long-term outcomes and reduce economic inequality.

U2 - 10.15185/izawol.217.v2

DO - 10.15185/izawol.217.v2

M3 - Journal article

VL - 217

JO - IZA World of Labor

JF - IZA World of Labor

ER -