title: [Economic crisis, poverty and childhood. What are the expected short- and long-term effects for the "children of the crisis"? SESPAS report 2014].
abstract: The way a person will develop over the lifespan is largely determined by the first few years of life. A substantial share of the inequalities in health and socioeconomic status observed in adult life originate during childhood (and even while in utero). In this paper, we first review the literature on the impact of childhood conditions throughout the life cycle. We next discuss some of the social and biological mechanisms behind the transmission of the effects of poverty during the prenatal period, childhood, and adulthood. We then analyze several international experiences aimed at reducing intergenerational transmission of poverty. The article ends with some critical thoughts and policy recommendations to avoid the possible long-term effects of the current crisis on the health and socioeconomic status of the "children of the crisis" in Spain.
authors.affiliation: IDEGA (Instituto Universitario de Estudos e Desenvolvemento de Galicia), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (La Coruña), España.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.affiliation: Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Países Bajos. Electronic address: garciagomez@ese.eur.nl.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Gómez
authors.affiliation: Axe Santé mondiale, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal IRSPUM, Montreal, Canadá
authors.forename: María-Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Zunzunegui
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D057172:Economic Recession; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Childhood conditions; Condiciones en la infancia; Crisis económica; Economic crisis; Efectos de largo plazo; Intergenerational transmission; Long-term effects; Mecanismos de transmisión; Pobreza; Poverty; Transmisión intergeneracional; Transmission mechanisms