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Title: Reevaluating the Long-Term Impact of In Utero Exposure to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 1537534X

DOI: 10.1086/719757

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Abstract: Almond (2006) argues that in utero exposure to the 1918 influenza pandemic reduced the 1919 birth cohort’s adult socioeconomic status (SES). We show that this cohort came from lower-SES families, which is incompatible with Almond’s cohort-comparison identification strategy. The adult SES deficit is reduced after background characteristics are controlled for; it is small and statistically insignificant in models that include household fixed effects. Replicating Almond’s state-level dose-response analysis, we find no evidence in census data that influenza exposure reduced adult SES. Evidence from a city-level dose-response analysis on educational attainment using WWII enlistees from 287 cities is mixed.

Url: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/719757

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Authors: Beach, Brian; Brown, Ryan; Ferrie, Joseph; Saavedra, Martin; Thomas, Duncan

Periodical (Full): Journal of Political Economy

Issue: 7

Volume: 130

Pages: 1963-1990

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems

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