PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kelly, Elaine TI - The Scourge of Asian Flu AID - 10.3368/jhr.46.4.669 DP - 2011 Oct 02 TA - Journal of Human Resources PG - 669--694 VI - 46 IP - 4 4099 - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/4/669.short 4100 - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/4/669.full SO - J Hum Resour2011 Oct 02; 46 AB - 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.