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38 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16463
Ocean Salinity, Early-Life Health, and Adaptation
Amanda Guimbeau, Xinde James Ji, Zi Long, Nidhiya Menon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16463
Ocean Salinity, Early-Life Health, and Adaptation
Amanda Guimbeau, Xinde James Ji, Zi Long, Nidhiya Menon
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16193
Entitled to Property: How Breaking the Gender Barrier Improves Child Health in India
Md Shahadath Hossain, Plamen Nikolov
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14498
Entitled to Property: Inheritance Laws, Female Bargaining Power, and Child Health in India
Md Shahadath Hossain, Plamen Nikolov
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14414
Explaining Trends in Adult Height in China: 1950 to 1990
Minhee Chae, Timothy J. Hatton, Xin Meng
published in: World Development, 2023, 161, 106075
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13493
Work-Related and Personal Predictors of COVID-19 Transmission
Paul Anand, Heidi Allen, Robert Ferrer, Natalie Gold, Rolando Gonzales Martinez, Evan Kontopantelis, Melanie Krause, Francis Vergunst
published as 'Work-related and personal predictors of COVID-19 transmission: evidence from the UK and USA' in: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2022, 76, 152 - 157
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12658
Transition from Plan to Market, Height and Well-Being
Alicia Adsera, Francesca Dalla Pozza, Sergei Guriev, Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp, Elena Nikolova
published as 'Height and well-being during the transition from plan to market' in: Economic Policy, 2021, 36 (105), 77 - 120
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12389
Voting Up? The Effects of Democracy and Franchise Extension on Human Stature
Alberto Batinti, Joan Costa-Font, Timothy J. Hatton
published in: Economica, 2022, 89, 161-190
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12289
Birth Order, Fertility, and Child Height in India and Africa
Dean Spears, Diane Coffey, Jere R. Behrman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11690
Violent Conflict and the Child Quantity-Quality Tradeoff
Apsara Karki Nepal, Martin Halla, Steven Stillman
published online in: Journal of Demographic Economics, 18 December 2023
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11008
Spatial Differences in Stunting and Household Agricultural Production in South Africa: (Re-)Examining the Links Using National Panel Survey Data
Steffen Otterbach, Michael Rogan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10428
Atmospheric Pollution and Child Health in Late Nineteenth Century Britain
Roy E. Bailey, Timothy J. Hatton, Kris Inwood
published in: Journal of Economic History, 2018, 78(4), 1210-1247
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9397
Height, Weight and Well-Being for Rural, Urban and Migrant Workers in China
Wang-Sheng Lee, Zhong Zhao
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2017, 132 (1), 117-136
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8606
Big and Tall: Is there a Height Premium or Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?
Wang-Sheng Lee
substantially revised version published as 'Big and Tall: Does a Height Premium Dwarf an Obesity Penalty in the Labor Market?' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2017, 27, 289-304.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8527
Attractiveness, Anthropometry or Both? Their Relationship and Role in Economic Research
Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published as 'Beauty, Body Size and Wages: Evidence from a Unique Data Set ' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 22, 24-34.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8181
Does in utero Exposure to Illness Matter? The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in Taiwan as a Natural Experiment
Ming-Jen Lin, Elaine M. Liu
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 37, 152-163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8128
Health, Height and the Household at the Turn of the 20th Century
Roy E. Bailey, Timothy J. Hatton, Kris Inwood
published in: Economic History Review, 2016, 69(1), 35–53
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7424
Stature and Life-Time Labor Market Outcomes: Accounting for Unobserved Differences
Petri Böckerman, Jari Vainiomäki
published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24 (1), 86-96
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7424
Stature and Life-Time Labor Market Outcomes: Accounting for Unobserved Differences
Petri Böckerman, Jari Vainiomäki
published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24 (1), 86-96
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7066
The Role of Parental Income over the Life Cycle: A Comparison of Sweden and the UK
Anders Björklund, Markus Jäntti, Martin Nybom
published as "The Contribution of Early-life versus Labour Market Factors to Intergenerational Income Persistence: A Comparison of the UK and Sweden" in: The Economic Journal, 2017, 126 (605), F71-F94
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6579
Tall or Taller, Pretty or Prettier: Is Discrimination Absolute or Relative?
Daniel S. Hamermesh
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 1:2
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6489
Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
Wei Huang, Xiaoyan Lei, Geert Ridder, John Strauss, Yaohui Zhao
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5(2), 86-121.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6489
Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
Wei Huang, Xiaoyan Lei, Geert Ridder, John Strauss, Yaohui Zhao
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5(2), 86-121.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6441
Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?
Olaf Hübler
published in: Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 2013, 133 (1), 23-42
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6210
Height and Cognitive Function among Older Europeans: Do People from "Tall" Countries Have Superior Cognitive Abilities?
Cahit Guven, Wang-Sheng Lee
revised version published as 'Height, Ageing and Cognitive Abilities across Europe' in: Economics and Human Biology, 2015, 16, 16-29.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6194
War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War
Richard Akresh, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marinella Leone, Una O. Osili
published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (3), 273-277
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6110
Instrumental Variable Estimation of the Causal Effect of Hunger Early in Life on Health Later in Life
Gerard J. van den Berg, Pia Pinger, Johannes Schoch
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (3), 465–506
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4932
Infant Mortality and the Health of Survivors: Britain 1910-1950
Timothy J. Hatton
published as 'Infant mortality and the health of survivors: Britain, 1910–50' in: Economic History Review, 2011, 64 (3), 951-972
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4594
Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Characteristics in the Marriage Market
Pierre-André Chiappori, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published as 'Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Matching on the Marriage Market' in: Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 120 (4), 659-695.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4353
Gradients of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Developing Countries
Sonia R. Bhalotra, Samantha Rawlings
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95 (2), 660 - 672
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4306
Fertility Decline and the Heights of Children in Britain, 1886-1938
Timothy J. Hatton, Richard M. Martin
published in: Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47 (4), 505-519
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4266
The Height Premium in Earnings: The Role of Physical Capacity and Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Petter Lundborg, Paul Nystedt, Dan-Olof Rooth
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49(1), 141-166.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4140
Critical Periods During Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height Among Immigrant Siblings
Gerard J. van den Berg, Petter Lundborg, Paul Nystedt, Dan-Olof Rooth
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12 (6), 1521-1557.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3344
On the Curvature of the Reporting Function from Objective Reality to Subjective Feelings
Andrew J. Oswald
published in: Economics Letters, 2008, 100 (3), 369-372
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3314
The Effects on Stature of Poverty, Family Size and Birth Order: British Children in the 1930s
Timothy J. Hatton, Richard M. Martin
published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2010, 62 (1), 157-184
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2543
Stunting and Selection Effects of Famine: A Case Study of the Great Chinese Famine
Tue Gorgens, Xin Meng, Rhema Vaithianathan
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97 (1), 99 - 111
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2394
The Nonlinear Link between Height and Wages: An Empirical Investigation
Olaf Hübler
published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2009, 7 (2), 191-199
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1730
Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey
Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman, Uwe Sunde, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner
revised version published as 'Individual Risk Attitudes: Measurement, Determinants, and Behavioral Consequences' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9 (3), 522–550
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