Long-Term Impacts of Growth and Development Monitoring: Evidence from Routine Health Examinations in Early Childhood

Yinhe Liang, Xiaobo Peng and Meiping Aggie Sun

No 10912, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: This paper examines the long-term impacts of growth and development monitoring in early childhood. For this purpose, we evaluate a pediatric healthcare program, the Systematic Management of Children (SMC), which offers growth and development monitoring through routine health checkups for all young children (0-6 years) in China. Using data on the program’s county-by-county rollout from 1950 to 2010, we find that full exposure to the SMC from birth increases lifetime income by 5%. We further provide evidence of several underlying mechanisms, including improved physical and mental health, better educational outcomes, increased cognitive skills, and sustained use of routine health checkups among adolescents.

Keywords: growth and development monitoring; adult earnings; human capital; health; public goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I15 I18 J24 N35 O12 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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