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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
Published online before print December 06, 2019, 0318-9421R1; 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. Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Gothenburg University. Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Emilia Simeonova is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Mikael Lindahl
Evelina Björkegren is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Gothenburg University. Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Emilia Simeonova is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Evelina Björkegren is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Gothenburg University. Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Emilia Simeonova is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Evelina Björkegren is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Mikael Lindahl is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Gothenburg University. Mårten Palme is a professor of economics at the Department of Economics, Stockholm University. Emilia Simeonova is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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0318-9421R1
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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
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  • Published online December 6, 2019.

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

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Evelina Björkegren, Mikael Lindahl, Mårten Palme, Emilia Simeonova
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