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Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Health

Evidence from Cebu, the Philippines

Leah E.M. Bevis and View ORCID ProfileKira Villa
Journal of Human Resources, September 2022, 57 (5) 1425-1465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.1.0819-10372R2
Leah E.M. Bevis
Leah Bevis, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at the Ohio State University
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