Biology as destiny? Short- and long-run determinants of intergenerational transmission of birth weight

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-263

  Currie, Janet ^a   Moretti, Enrico ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34247205345     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511377     Document Type: Article

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