Dust to feed, Dust to grey: The effect of in-utero exposure to the Dust Bowl on old-age longevity
H Noghanibehambari, J Fletcher - 2022 - nber.org
Intensive agriculture and deep plowing resulted in top-soil erosion and dust storms during
the 1930s. These effects have been shown to affect agricultural income and land values that …
the 1930s. These effects have been shown to affect agricultural income and land values that …
Scarring In Utero: An Attempt to Validate With Data Unconfounded by Migration and Medical Care
Background:“Scarring in utero” posits that populations exposed to injurious stressors yield
birth cohorts that live shorter lives than expected from history. This argument implies a …
birth cohorts that live shorter lives than expected from history. This argument implies a …
Pandemic influenza and gender imbalance: Mortality selection before births
K Ogasawara - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
This study uses data from the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in Japan along with newly
digitized and complete census records on births and infant deaths to analyze mortality …
digitized and complete census records on births and infant deaths to analyze mortality …
Reproductive suppression and longevity in human birth cohorts
Objectives Reproductive suppression refers to, among other phenomena, the termination of
pregnancies in populations exposed to signals of death among young conspecifics …
pregnancies in populations exposed to signals of death among young conspecifics …