In this review, we discuss three major contributions economists have made to our
understanding of the relationship between the environment and individual well-being. First …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with poor grades, poor reading
and math standardized test scores, and increased grade retention. ADHD is also associated …

Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the
common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families …

This chapter seeks to set out what economists have learned about the effects of early
childhood influences on later life outcomes, and about ameliorating the effects of negative …

We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of
substantial wealth shocks on players' own health and their children's health and …

OBJECTIVE: To determine patterns of comorbidity, functioning, and service use for US
children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS: Bivariate and …

Mental health problems represent a potentially important but relatively unexplored factor in
explaining human capital accumulation during college. We conduct the first study, to our …

Research linking economic conditions and health often does not consider children's mental
health problems, which are the most common and consequential health issues for children …

There are many possible pathways between parental education, income, and health, and
between child health and education, but only some of them have been explored in the …

This paper investigates the intergenerational effects of maternal education on child health in
68 developing countries across five continents over nearly three decades. Exploiting the …