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Economic conditions at birth and cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood: Evidence from post-1950 cohorts

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  • Alessie, Rob J.M.
  • Angelini, Viola
  • van den Berg, Gerard J.
  • Mierau, Jochen O.
  • Viluma, Laura

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Much of the literature that studies long-run effects of early-life economic conditions on health outcomes is based on pre-1940 birth cohorts. Early in these individuals’ lives, public social safety nets were at best rudimentary, and female labor force participation was relatively low. We complement the evidence by studying the effects of regional business cycle variations in the post-1950 Netherlands on cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood.

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  • Alessie, Rob J.M. & Angelini, Viola & van den Berg, Gerard J. & Mierau, Jochen O. & Viluma, Laura, 2019. "Economic conditions at birth and cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood: Evidence from post-1950 cohorts," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 224(C), pages 77-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:224:y:2019:i:c:p:77-84
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.006
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    Early-life conditions; Developmental origins; Recession; Health; Unemployment; Long-run effects; Biomarkers;
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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