Parental job loss and infant health

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 869-879

  Lindo, Jason M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b IZA ^*  (Germany)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Displacement; Infant health; Job loss; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL JOB LOSS; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 80052869907     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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