Abstract
Child health is increasingly understood to be a critical form of human capital, but only recently have we begun to understand how valuable it is and how its development could be better supported. This article provides an overview of recent work that demonstrates the key role of public insurance in supporting longer term human capital development and points to improvements in child mental health as an especially important mechanism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 452-463 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Health Economics (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Health Policy
Keywords
- adolescent health
- child health
- human capital
- mental health
- public health insurance