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Birth Weight in the Long Run

Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg and Dan-Olof Rooth
Journal of Human Resources, January 2018, 53 (1) 189-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.1.0715-7235R
Prashant Bharadwaj
Prashant Bharadwaj is Associate Professor of Economics at University of California, San Diego. Petter Lundborg is Professor of Economics at Lund University. Dan-Olof Rooth is Professor of Economics at Stockholm University.
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Petter Lundborg
Prashant Bharadwaj is Associate Professor of Economics at University of California, San Diego. Petter Lundborg is Professor of Economics at Lund University. Dan-Olof Rooth is Professor of Economics at Stockholm University.
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Dan-Olof Rooth
Prashant Bharadwaj is Associate Professor of Economics at University of California, San Diego. Petter Lundborg is Professor of Economics at Lund University. Dan-Olof Rooth is Professor of Economics at Stockholm University.
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