Browsing Nereus Consortium by Subject "I29"

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Mother's education and birth weight

Chevalier, Arnaud ; O'Sullivan, Vincent (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

Low birth weight has considerable short and long-term consequences and leads to high costs to the individual and society even in a developed economy. Low birth weight is partially a consequence of choices made by the ...
Sheepskin or Prozac : the causal effect of education on mental health

Chevalier, Arnaud ; Feinstein, Leon (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-08)

Mental illness is associated with large costs to individuals and society. Education improves various health outcomes but little work has been done on mental illness. To obtain unbiased estimates of the effect of education ...