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Pre- and Post-Birth Components of Intergenerational Persistence in Health and Longevity

Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees

Evelina Björkegren, Mikael Lindahl, Mårten Palme and Emilia Simeonova
Journal of Human Resources, January 2022, 57 (1) 112-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.1.0318-9421R1
Evelina Björkegren
Evelina Björkegren is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University ()
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Mikael Lindahl
Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg ()
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Mårten Palme
Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University ()
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Emilia Simeonova
Emilia Simeonova is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research ()
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vol. 57 no. 1 112-142
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.1.0318-9421R1
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received March 1, 2018
  • Accepted October 1, 2019
  • Published online December 27, 2021.

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  1. Evelina Björkegren,
  2. Mikael Lindahl,
  3. Mårten Palme and
  4. Emilia Simeonova
  1. Evelina Björkegren is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University (Evelina.Bjorkegren{at}ne.su.se)
  2. Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg (Mikael.Lindahl{at}economics.gu.se)
  3. Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University (Marten.Palme{at}ne.su.se)
  4. Emilia Simeonova is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (esimeon1{at}jhu.edu)
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Evelina Björkegren, Mikael Lindahl, Mårten Palme, Emilia Simeonova
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