TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chen, Yi
AU  - Lei, Xiaoyan
AU  - Zhou, Li-An
        TI  - Child Health and the Income Gradient: Evidence from China
        PY  - 2010/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5182
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5182
        AB  - Though the positive income gradient of child health is well documented in developed countries, evidence from developing countries is rare. Few studies attempt to identify a causal link between family income and child health. Utilizing unique longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we have found a positive, age-enhancing income gradient of child health, measured by height-for-age z scores. The gradient is robust to alternative specifications and a comprehensive set of controls. Using the fact that the rural tax reform implemented since 2000 created an exogenous variation in family income across regions and over time, we explore a causal explanation for the income gradient, and find that it has a very strong independent causal effect on child health.
        KW  - child health
KW  - income gradient
KW  - rural tax reform
        ER  -