LONG-RUN HEALTH IMPACTS OF INCOME SHOCKS: WINE AND PHYLLOXERA IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE

Between 1863 and 1890, phylloxera destroyed 40% of French vineyards. Using the regional variation in the timing of this shock, we identify and examine the effects on adult height, health, and life expectancy of children born in the years and regions affected by the phylloxera. The shock decreased lo...

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Main Authors: Banerjee, Abhijit (Contributor), Duflo, Esther (Contributor), Postel-Vinay, Gilles (Author), Watts, Tim (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011-09-22T15:46:27Z.
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