The height production function from birth to age two

De Cao, Elisabetta

The height production function from birth to age two

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Abstract: Infancy is one of the most critical periods for the formation of adult height. This paper studies the determinants of height from birth to age 2 using rich longitudinal data on Filipino children. A height production function is specified in which height is the result of the accumulation of inputs (i.e., nutrition and diseases) over time. The empirical specification allows the causal identification of the age-specific effects of both nutrition and diseases on height. Considering gender differences in growth patterns, the results show that diseases play a major role in reducing height and that girls are more strongly affected than boys.

Keywords: production functions; energy intake; diarrhea; breast milk; age; typhoons; child nutrition; instrumental variables estimation; health outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 I10 I12 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2015-09
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Published in Journal of Human Capital, September, 2015, 9(3), pp. 329 - 363. ISSN: 1932-8575

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