The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789–1906

Jean-François Maystadt and Giuseppe Migali

Journal of Health Economics, 2021, vol. 79, issue C

Abstract: We study the intergenerational transmission of health using registered data from China between 1789 and 1906. We first document the intergenerational correlations in lifespans, and we find much higher correlations for mothers, compared to fathers. We then compare children born from brother and twin fathers, and the intergenerational transmission from fathers becomes weaker and is likely to be mostly driven by genetic factors. On the contrary, our results suggest a strong role of women in affecting their children’s health outcomes across generations in developing countries.

Keywords: Long-term health outcomes; Intergenerational correlations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I29 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102493

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