Abstract
We estimate average causal effects of early-life hunger on late-life health by applying instrumental variable estimation, using data with self-reported periods of hunger earlier in life, with famines as instruments. The data contain samples from European countries and include birth cohorts exposed to various famines in the twentieth century. We use two-sample IV estimation to deal with imperfect recollection of conditions at very early stages of life. The estimated average causal effects may exceed famine effects by at least a factor three.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 465-506 |
Number of pages | 42 |
Journal | Economic Journal |
Volume | 126 |
Issue number | 591 |
Early online date | 3 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
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Professor Gerard J van den Berg
- School of Economics - Honorary Professor
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
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