Exposure in utero to Adverse Events and Health Late-in-life:Evidence from China

J. Wang, R. Alessi and Viola Angelini

Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers from HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York

Abstract: This paper estimates the effect of in utero exposure to adverse events on late life diabetes, cardiovascular disease risks and cognition deficiency. We merge data on the regional violence during the Cultural Revolution and the excessive death rates during the Chinese Great Famine with data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)survey. Results show that female babies who were exposed in utero to the famine have higher diabetes risks, while male babies who were exposed to the Cultural Revolution are shown to have lower cognitive abilities.

Keywords: early life conditions; chinese great famine; cultural revolution; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; cognition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 J11 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01
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