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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Is the Impact of Health Shocks Cushioned by Socioeconomic Status? The Case of Low Birthweight

  • Janet Currie
  • Rosemary Hyson
American Economic Review
vol. 89, no. 2, May 1999
(pp. 245–250)
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Citation

Currie, Janet, and Rosemary Hyson. 1999. "Is the Impact of Health Shocks Cushioned by Socioeconomic Status? The Case of Low Birthweight." American Economic Review 89 (2): 245–250. DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.2.245

JEL Classification

  • J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
  • I12 Health Production