. Using data on adults during Sweden's unexpected economic crisis in the early 1990s, we show that early and later life health … are important determinants of job loss after the crisis, but not before. Adults who were born with worse health (proxied … pre-crisis period, are much more likely to lose their jobs and go on unemployment insurance after the crisis. These …

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …

that lower birth weight children are more likely to avail of social insurance programs such as unemployment and sickness … enables us to study how the impact of birth weight on income and education of young adults has changed across cohorts born …