In Utero Ramadan Exposure and Children's Academic Performance

Economic Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 589, 2015, Pages 1501-1533

  Almond, Douglas ^a   Mazumder, Bhashkar ^b   van Ewijk, Reyn ^c  

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

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD HEALTH; FASTING; HUMAN CAPITAL; NUTRITION; STUDENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84939548613     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12168     Document Type: Article

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