The impact of income shocks on health: Evidence from cohort data

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1361-1399

  Adda, Jérôme ^a   von Gaudecker, Hans Martin ^b   Banks, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 70350576231     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.6.1361     Document Type: Article

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