Janet Currie|Tom Vogl
Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Princeton University|Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Princeton University
growing literature documents links longterm outcomes health fetal period infancy early childhood much literature focuses rich countries researchers increasingly taking advantage new sources data identification study long reach childhood health developing countries health early life may significant determinant adult outcomes countries health insults frequent capacity remediate limited multiple shocks may interact however underlying relationships may also difficult measure given significant mortality selection survey recent evidence adult correlates earlylife health longterm effects shocks resulting disease famine malnutrition pollution war