1.Supply, demand, efficiency and equity in the provision of health and education. 2.Efficient allocation of health and education under market failures. Externalities. Public and private provision. 3.Analysis of the main patterns of morbidity and mortality and their relationship with demographic characteristics and development levels. 4.Mortality determinants. Infant and maternal mortality. Contagious and non-contagious diseases. 5.Interactions among health and education outcomes and other indicators of standards of living. 6.Efficiency of the educational system. Input and impact indicators. Schooling indicators and cognitive skills. 7.Analysis of targeted interventions in health and education.