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Father’s Employment and Sons’ Stature: The Long Running Effects of a Positive Regional Employment Shock in South Africa’s Mining Industry

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  • Martine Mariotti

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I exploit the unexpected increase in employment in 1975, 76 and 77 in the South African homelands to compare the long term adult outcomes of children whose fathers benefitted from the employment increase to those who did not. Using a standard difference in difference approach I find that the shock affected males who were either […]

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  • Martine Mariotti, 2014. "Father’s Employment and Sons’ Stature: The Long Running Effects of a Positive Regional Employment Shock in South Africa’s Mining Industry," Working Papers 477, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:477
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    Keywords

    Consumer Behavior; econometric modelling; food security; Healthcare; Household Survey; Social welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • N37 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Africa; Oceania

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