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This paper documents a counter-cyclical pattern in the health of children, and examines whether this pattern is due to … selection of mothers choosing to give birth or due to behavioral changes. We study the relationship between the unemployment … times of high unemployment have a reduced incidence of low and very low birth weight and a reduced rate of neo-natal and …

This paper documents a counter-cyclical pattern in the health of children, and examines whether this pattern is due to … selection of mothers choosing to give birth or due to behavioral changes. We study the relationship between the unemployment … times of high unemployment have a reduced incidence of low and very low birth weight and a reduced rate of neo-natal and …

-Roma children in Hungary between 1981 and 2010. It focuses on differences in average birth weight and average gestational age, as …This paper uses birth records linked to census data to document health differences at birth between Roma and non … well as the likelihood of low birth weight and the likelihood of preterm birth. The paper shows large gaps in all …