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. 2016 Jun;126(593):781-820.
doi: 10.1111/ecoj.12186. Epub 2014 Dec 22.

Endowments at Birth and Parents' Investments in Children

Achyuta Adhvaryu  1 , Anant Nyshadham  2
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Endowments at Birth and Parents' Investments in Children

Achyuta Adhvaryu et al. Econ J (London). 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Do parents invest more in higher quality children, or do they compensate for lower quality by giving more to children with lower endowments? We answer this question in the context of a large-scale iodine supplementation programme in Tanzania. We find that children with higher programme exposure were more likely to receive necessary vaccines and were breastfed for longer. Siblings of treated children were also more likely to be immunised. Fertility behavior and investments at the time of birth were unaffected.

Keywords: Tanzania; child health; endowments; intra-household resource allocation; parental investments.

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