Duflo, Esther; Postel-Vinay, Gilles; Banerjee, Abhijit; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
This paper provides estimates of the long-term effects on height and health of a large income shock experienced in early childhood. Phylloxera, an insect that attacks the roots of grape vines, destroyed 40% of French vineyards between 1863 and 1890, causing major income losses among wine growing...