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Long-Term Effects of Early-Life Development: Evidence from the 1959 to 1961 China Famine

In: The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change in East Asia

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  • Douglas Almond
  • Lena Edlund
  • Hongbin Li
  • Junsen Zhang

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  • Douglas Almond & Lena Edlund & Hongbin Li & Junsen Zhang, 2010. "Long-Term Effects of Early-Life Development: Evidence from the 1959 to 1961 China Famine," NBER Chapters, in: The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change in East Asia, pages 321-345, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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