These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Angus Deaton (Princeton University)

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM
Session: Height, Health and Economic Development (AEA)
Presiding: Anne Case (Princeton University)

Height and Cognitive Function
Anne Case (Princeton University)
Christina Paxson (Princeton University)

Height, health and inequality: the distribution of adult heights in India
Angus Deaton (Princeton University)
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Inequality in Height and Inequality in Living Standards: Historical Evidence from Italy
Franco Peracchi (Universita di Roma)
Giovanni Vecchi (Universita di Roma)
Brian A'Hearn (Franklin and Marshall College)


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June 2013 AER

Spring 2013 JEP

May 2013 AEJ: Policy

May 2013 AEJ: Micro

April 2013 AEJ: Macro

April 2013 AEJ: Applied

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In the News:

An article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled, "The Growth of Finance" by Harvard Business School professors, Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein, was recently explored by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. News & World Report cites Princeton-based Burton Malkiel's article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives as a preferred source of "sound financial advice" for investors.

The Huffington Post reports on a study addressing the influence of lifestyle factors on shrinking height in the elderly published in the April issue of AEJ: Applied Economics.

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