Dehejia, Rajeev H.; Lleras-Muney, Adriana - 2021
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 …
