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Ironing Out Deficiencies: Evidence from the United States on the Economic Effects of Iron Deficiency

Gregory T. Niemesh
Journal of Human Resources, October 2015, 50 (4) 910-958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.910
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vol. 50 no. 4 910-958
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.4.910
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received July 1, 2013
  • Accepted July 1, 2014
  • Published online October 23, 2015.
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© 2015 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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Ironing Out Deficiencies: Evidence from the United States on the Economic Effects of Iron Deficiency
Gregory T. Niemesh
Journal of Human Resources Oct 2015, 50 (4) 910-958; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.50.4.910
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    • Abstract
    • I. Introduction
    • II. Iron Deficiency and the Fortification of Flour and Bread
    • III. Identifying the Economic Impact of Iron Deficiency
    • IV. Diet Data and Preexisting Differences in Micronutrient Consumption
    • V. Fortification’s Effects on Contemporaneous Adult Labor Market Outcomes
    • VI. Iron Fortification’s Contemporaneous Effects on School Enrollment
    • VII. Long-Term Effects on Children
    • VIII. Discussion and Conclusion
    • Appendix 1 Alternative Measures of Treatment Intensity
    • Appendix 2 Iron Fortification’s Effect on Labor Market Outcomes for Women
    • Appendix 3 Other Changes in Nutrition and Diets During the 1940s
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