Essays about: "Fetal origins hypothesis"

Found 3 essays containing the words Fetal origins hypothesis.

  1. 1. Something in the Air: Fetal air pollution exposure and long-run labour outcomes: Evidence from Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Lidman; [2023]
    Keywords : Fetal origins hypothesis; Air pollution; Avoidance behavior; Human capital; Sibling comparisons; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the long-run impact of air pollution exposure at the month of birth and during pregnancy on labour outcomes in Germany. I match air pollution levels on a federal-state level to a longitudinal survey sample on individuals born in Germany. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of in-utero influenza exposure on later life outcomes: Evidence from 19th century Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Andersson; [2015]
    Keywords : survival analysis; economic demography; econometrics; dynamic path analysis; socioeconomic status; adult health; In-utero influenza exposure; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis the impact of in-utero influenza exposure on socioeconomic status and survival in adult life is studied. The data used is a subset of a longitudinal level database for Scania for 1815 to 1910. In this thesis the outbreak of influenza pandemic in 1833 is used as a natural experiment. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effect of conditions in early life on health in adult life: A study of 19th century Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : survival analysis; economic demography; econometrics; early life conditions; dynamic path analysis; Adult health; Social Sciences; Business and Economics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In this thesis the impact of conditions in early life on survival in adult life is studied. This is done for longitudinal level data from Scania for 1815 to 1910 and conditions in early life are measured by infant mortality rate. READ MORE