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Title: Early-life Exposure to the Great Depression and Long-term Health and Economic Outcomes

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

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ISSN: 0022-166X

DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0421-11584R1

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Abstract: Using state-year-level variation from the Great Depression we show that adverse economic conditions experienced in early life are associated with worse labor market outcomes in prime-age years and worse economic wellbeing, morbidity, and mortality at older ages. These effects become more pronounced as surviving cohort members age, suggesting disparities in the acceleration of age-related physiological damage. Using multiple data sources, we analyze potential mechanisms in childhood and midlife. After evaluating changes in fertility and mortality rates for Depressionera birth cohorts, we conclude that these effects likely represent lower bound estimates of the true impacts of the economic shock on long-term outcomes.

Url: https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2023/07/03/jhr.0421-11584R1

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Authors: Duque, Valentina; Schmitz, Lauren L.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Resources

Issue: 4

Volume: 58

Pages: 1-56

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

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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