Essays about: "In utero"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words In utero.

  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. Climatic complexity: how do early life weather shocks affect labour income?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Julio Ortega Carrillo; [2022]
    Keywords : Foetal origins hypothesis; Mediation Analysis; weather shocks; Young Lives.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of extreme weather events during gestation and infancy on multiple outcomes, especially early labour income. The subjects are Indian children born between 1993/94 from the Young Lives longitudinal study. The weather shocks are extracted from the NOAA geo-referenced weather data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Curse of the Good Rains - The Long-Run Impacts of Locust Infestations: Evidence from the 1986-89 Locust Plague in the Sahel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Manthey; [2020]
    Keywords : Income Shocks; Child Health; Education; Natural Disasters; Sahel; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis estimates the long-run impacts of a desert locust plague, which lasted from 1986 to 1989. It considers the effect of in utero exposure and during young ages for both men and women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Relaxin as a tool for pregnancy diagnosis in al-pacas : evaluation of the point-of-care test FASTest Relaxin

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linnea Lindgren Kero; [2019]
    Keywords : Alpaca; Relaxin; pregnancy diagnostics; point of care test; FASTest Relaxin;

    Abstract : The alpaca is a South American camelid that originates from the Andes. Their popularity and numbers in Sweden and other western countries have increased over the last few decades and they are kept as pets and for their fleece (fiber). READ MORE

  6. 5. Early life exposure to recessions and adult mental health

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Mental health; Early life; In utero; Recession; Economic condition; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Mental illness has increasingly become a problem throughout the world and is believed to cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030. Consequently, a growing body of literature investigates the possible causes of mental illness and more specifically, possible early life circumstances which may affect adult mental health. READ MORE