Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272565 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15938
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using nationally representative data, we estimate intergenerational persistence in health in India. Results from the instrumental variable method show that children of anemic mothers are more likely to be anemic, with an intergenerational health correlation of 0.26. Results are robust to the inclusion of confounding factors including the mother's height. We find that the correlation between mothers' anemic status and children's anemic status differs by wealth quintile, indicating that economic status may play a role in the persistence of poor health across generations in developing countries.
Subjects: 
intergenerational mobility
health
anemia
India
JEL: 
I10
I14
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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