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Does Raising Family Income Cause Better Child Health? Evidence from China

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  • Yi Chen
  • Xiaoyan Lei
  • Li-An Zhou

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Few studies have attempted to identify a causal link between family income and child health, especially in developing countries. This article takes advantage of an exogenous income shock created by China’s rural tax reform between 2000 and 2003 to study the causal impact of household income on child health. The analysis finds that an increase in family income significantly raises children’s height-for-age z-scores. These effects are robust to alternative specifications and a comprehensive set of controls. The article also investigates possible mechanisms generating this result. We find that with a higher income level, better nutritional intake partially accounts for the improvement in child health.

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  • Yi Chen & Xiaoyan Lei & Li-An Zhou, 2017. "Does Raising Family Income Cause Better Child Health? Evidence from China," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 65(3), pages 495-520.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/691002
    DOI: 10.1086/691002
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    1. Wang, Qing & Zhang, Shiying, 2022. "Gender inequality in nutrition intake: Evidence from a large assistance program," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 45(C).
    2. Ren, Yanjun & Li, Hui & Wang, Xiaobing, 2019. "Family income and nutrition-related health: Evidence from food consumption in China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 232(C), pages 58-76.
    3. Nagano, Hitoshi & Puppim de Oliveira, Jose A. & Barros, Allan Kardec & Costa Junior, Altair da Silva, 2020. "The ‘Heart Kuznets Curve’? Understanding the relations between economic development and cardiac conditions," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    4. Kajal Lahiri & Liu Yang, 2021. "Estimating Endogenous Ordered Response Panel Data Models with an Application to Income Gradient in Child Health," Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Springer;Indian Statistical Institute, vol. 83(2), pages 207-243, November.
    5. Li, Chengyou & Jiao, Yong & Sun, Tao & Liu, Anran, 2021. "Alleviating multi-dimensional poverty through land transfer: Evidence from poverty-stricken villages in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 69(C).

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