@article {Kelly669, author = {Elaine Kelly}, title = {The Scourge of Asian Flu}, volume = {46}, number = {4}, pages = {669--694}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.3368/jhr.46.4.669}, publisher = {University of Wisconsin Press}, abstract = {This paper examines the impact of in utero exposure to the Asian influenza pandemic of 1957 upon childhood development. Outcome data are provided by the National Child Development Study (NCDS), a panel study where all members were potentially exposed in the womb. Epidemic effects are identified using geographic variation in a surrogate measure of the epidemic. Results point to multiple channels linking fetal health shocks to childhood outcomes: physical development is impeded, but only when mothers had certain health characteristics; by contrast, the negative effects on cognitive development appear general across the cohort.}, issn = {0022-166X}, URL = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/4/669}, eprint = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/4/669.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Human Resources} }