Banerjee, Abhijit; Duflo, Esther; Postel-Vinay, Gilles; … - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 92 (2010) 4, pp. 714-728
Between 1863 and 1890, phylloxera destroyed 40% of French vineyards. Using the regional variation in the timing of this shock, we identify and examine the effects on adult height, health, and life expectancy of children born in the years and regions affected by the phylloxera. The shock...
