Pre- and Post-Birth Components of Intergenerational Persistence in Health and Longevity: Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees
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- Björkegren, Evelina & Lindahl, Mikael & Palme, Mårten & Simeonova, Emilia, 2019. "Pre- and Post-Birth Components of Intergenerational Persistence in Health and Longevity: Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees," Working Papers in Economics 770, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
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health inequality; intergenerational transmission; nature and nurture;JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEM-2019-07-22 (Demographic Economics)
- NEP-EUR-2019-07-22 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-HEA-2019-07-22 (Health Economics)
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