Jere R. Behrman

TL;DR: The third in the Child Development Series as discussed by the authors assesses strategies to promote child development and to prevent or ameliorate the loss of developmental potential in developing countries by identifying four well-documented risks: stunting, iodine deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia, and inadequate cognitive stimulation, plus four potential risks based on epidemiological evidence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data on monozygotic twins to obtain improved estimates of the effect of intrauterine nutrient intake on adult health and earnings and thus to evaluate the efficacy of programs aimed at increasing birthweight.

TL;DR: The evidence reviewed suggests that early child development can be improved through parenting support and preschool enrolment, with effects greater for programmes of higher quality and for the most vulnerable children.

TL;DR: Exposure to atole before, but not after, age 3 years was associated with higher hourly wages, but only for men, which suggests that investments in early childhood nutrition can be long-term drivers of economic growth.

TL;DR: The positive cross-sectional relationship between the schooling of mothers and their children is substantially biased upward due to correlations between schooling and heritable ability as well as assortative mating as mentioned in this paper.