Mortality Differentials By Gender in the First Years of Life: The Effect of Household Structure in Casalguidi, 1819-1859
There is a well-documented gender pattern of mortality during the first years of life. Girls have better survival chances during the first year of life, while boys tend to have better survival chances in the following years. In this paper, we focus on a possible social explanation for this inversio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/45 |