This paper consists of two distinct, yet connected parts. In a previous paper an overview of Roma history in Austria has been presented (Leoni, 2004). The present study can be regarded as a case study that integrates this earlier paper with empirical information1. The largest Austrian Roma...

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