The great escape: A review of Robert Fogel's the Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700-2100

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-114

  Deaton, Angus ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645774642     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/002205106776162672     Document Type: Review

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