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Sugar cane burning and human health : an analysis using spatial difference in difference
Chagas, André Luis Squarize; Almeida, Alexandre Nunes de; … - 2013
The production of ethanol and sugar from sugar cane has sharply increased for the last 20 years. If there are overall … cultivated areas of sugar cane have eventually an impact on human health and employment mainly at regional levels. To harvest the … objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of the burning prohibition of sugar cane on respiratory problems of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011546959
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Socioeconomic differences in the health of black Union Army soldiers
Lee, Chulhee - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003815440
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Health, human capital, and African-American migration before 1910
Logan, Trevon D. - In: Explorations in economic history : EEH 46 (2009) 2, pp. 169-185
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003867161
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Health, human capital, and African American migration before 1910
Logan, Trevon D. - 2008
"This is the first paper to document the effect of health on the migration propensities of African Americans in the … literacy and health on the migration propensities of African Americans from 1870 to 1910. I find that literacy and health … shocks were strong predictors of migration and the stock of health was not. There were differential selection propensities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003724978
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Slave prices, geography and insolation in 19th century African-American stature
Carson, Scott Alan (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003599461
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Health, Human Capital, and African American Migration Before 1910
Logan, Trevon D. - 2008
This is the first paper to document the effect of health on the migration propensities of African Americans in the … literacy and health on the migration propensities of African Americans from 1870 to 1910. I find that literacy and health … shocks were strong predictors of migration and the stock of health was not. There were differential selection propensities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464610
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Health, Human Capital, and African American Migration Before 1910
Logan, Trevon - 2008
This is the first paper to document the effect of health on the migration propensities of African Americans in the … literacy and health on the migration propensities of African Americans from 1870 to 1910. I find that literacy and health … shocks were strong predictors of migration and the stock of health was not. There were differential selection propensities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012771802
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Smallpox and Native American mortality: The 1780s epidemic in the Hudson Bay region
Carlos, Ann M.; Lewis, Frank D. - In: Explorations in Economic History 49 (2012) 3, pp. 277-290
The smallpox epidemic of 1781–82 in the Hudson Bay region is said to have devastated the native population, causing mortality of at least 50%. We reassess this claim using a four-pronged approach. First, we total smallpox deaths reported by two fur trading posts that were in the midst of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693370
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The Shadow of the Neolithic Revolution on Life Expectancy: A Double-Edged Sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013163455
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The shadow of the neolithic revolution on life expectancy : a double-edged sword
Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer; Özak, Ömer - 2022
This research explores the persistent effect of the Neolithic Revolution on the evolution of life expectancy in the course of human history. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the onset of the Neolithic Revolution and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164530