Economics & Human Biology

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Volume 37

May 2020

 

 

Male fertility between biology and the socioeconomic context news from the past (Alghero, 1866–1935)--UP

    M. Breschi, A. Fornasin, G. Gonano, S. Mazzoni, M. Manfredini

Open Access

 

Social class-specific secular trends in height among 19-year old Polish men: 6th national surveys from 1965 till 2010

    M. Lopuszanska-Dawid, H. Kołodziej, A. Lipowicz, A. Szklarska, ... T. Bielicki

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Birth weight, neonatal care, and infant mortality: Evidence from macrosomic babies

    Ylenia Brilli, Brandon J. Restrepo

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Valuing pain using the subjective well-being method--UP

    Thorhildur Ólafsdóttir, Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir, Edward C. Norton

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Opioid epidemics

    Holger Strulik

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Drudgery reduction, physical activity and energy requirements in rural livelihoods

    C.S. Srinivasan, Giacomo Zanello, Paul Nkegbe, Radhika Cherukuri, ... Patrick Webb

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Newborn health and the business cycle: The role of birth order

    Ainoa Aparicio, Libertad González, Judit Vall Castelló

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Obesity and hiring discrimination

    Raymundo M. Campos-Vazquez, Eva Gonzalez

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Are only children in China more likely to be obese/overweight than their counterparts with siblings?

    Xu Tian, Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel

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The value of early physical maturity to young adult labor market outcomes

    Chanita C. Holmes, Marlon R. Tracey, Ariel R. Belasen

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The impact of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax on beverage prices and volume sold

    Lisa M. Powell, Julien Leider

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The impact of the Cook County, IL, Sweetened Beverage Tax on beverage prices

    Lisa M. Powell, Julien Leider, Pierre Thomas Léger

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Catch-up growth in height and cognitive function: Why definitions matter

    Daniela Casale, Chris Desmond, Linda M. Richter

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Younger, dissatisfied, and unhealthy – Relative age in adolescence--UP

    L. Fumarco, S. Baert, F. Sarracino

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The macroeconomic impacts of diet-related fiscal policy for NCD prevention: A systematic review

    Sarah Mounsey, Lennert Veerman, Stephen Jan, Anne Marie Thow

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The biological standard of living in La Paz (Bolivia), 1880s–1920s: Persistent stagnation and inequality

    Boris Branisa, Jose Peres-Cajías, Nigel Caspa

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The effects of weather shocks on early childhood development: Evidence from 25 years of tropical storms in Jamaica

    Diether W. Beuermann, Camilo J. Pecha

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Do childhood infections affect labour market outcomes in adulthood and, if so, how?--UP

    Jutta Viinikainen, Alex Bryson, Petri Böckerman, Marko Elovainio, ... Jaakko Pehkonen

Open Access

 

 

The effect of the economic collapse in Iceland on the probability of cardiovascular events

    Kristín Helga Birgisdóttir, Arna Hauksdóttir, Christopher Ruhm, Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir, Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir

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The effect of implicit and explicit taxes on the purchasing of ‘high-in-calorie’ products: A randomized controlled trial--UP

    Brett Doble, Felicia Ang Jia Ler, Eric A. Finkelstein

Open Access

 

The impact of early-life shocks on adult welfare in Brazil: Questions of measurement and timing

    Dylan Fitz, Riley League

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Chronic kidney disease and household behaviors in Sri Lanka: Historical choices of drinking water and agrochemical use

    Soumya Balasubramanya, David Stifel, Ted Horbulyk, Kashi Kafle

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The effect of local unemployment on health: A longitudinal study of Irish mothers 2001-2011

    Jonathan Briody, Orla Doyle, Cecily Kelleher

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The effect of type 2 diabetes diagnosis in the elderly

    Alessio Gaggero

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Can the updated nutrition facts label decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?--UP

    Zachary Neuhofer, Brandon R. McFadden, Alicia Rihn, Xuan Wei, ... Lisa House

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Height shrinkage, health and mortality among older adults: Evidence from Indonesia

    Urvashi Jain, Mingming Ma

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Oakland’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax: Impacts on prices, purchases and consumption by adults and children

    John Cawley, David Frisvold, Anna Hill, David Jones

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select article Do prices and purchases respond similarly to soft drink tax increases and cuts?

 

Do prices and purchases respond similarly to soft drink tax increases and cuts?

    Renke Schmacker, Sinne Smed

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Nutritional and socio-economic predictors of adult height in 152 world populations

    P. Grasgruber, E. Hrazdíra

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The impact of UK soft drinks industry levy on manufacturers’ domestic turnover

    Cherry Law, Laura Cornelsen, Jean Adams, David Pell, ... Richard Smith

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