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Birth Weight in the Long Run

Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg and Dan-Olof Rooth
Published online before print January 05, 2017, 0715-7235R; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.53.1.0715-7235R
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We study the effect of birth weight on long-run outcomes using data on Swedish twins born between 1926–1958 linked to administrative records spanning entire life-time labor market histories. We find that birth weight positively affects permanent income and income across large parts of the lifecycle; the timing of the birth weight-income relationship is in line with the role of birth weight in determining take-up of sickness benefits and morbidity. The effect of birth weight on labor market outcomes even for cohorts born 30 years apart are similar; for short run health outcomes, birth weight plays a decreasing role over time.

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Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg, Dan-Olof Rooth
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2017, 0715-7235R; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.1.0715-7235R

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Birth Weight in the Long Run
Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg, Dan-Olof Rooth
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2017, 0715-7235R; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.53.1.0715-7235R
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