Wehby, George L.; Castilla, Eduardo E.; Lopez-Camelo, Jorge - In: Economics & Human Biology 8 (2010) 2, pp. 197-211
Several studies report that altitude reduces birth weight. However, much remains unknown about effects in various altitude ranges and about the heterogeneity in altitude effects by fetal health endowments. This study estimates the effects of altitude in South America on the means and quantiles...