Does unemployment worsen babies’ health? A tale of siblings, maternal behaviour, and selection
We study in-utero exposure to economic fluctuations on birth outcomes by exploiting geographical variation in the unemployment rate across local areas in England, and by comparing siblings born to the same mother. Using rich individual data from hospital administrative records for 2003–2012, babies’...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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