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Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression

In: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present

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  • Price V. Fishback
  • Werner Troesken
  • Trevor Kollmann
  • Michael Haines
  • Paul W. Rhode
  • Melissa Thomasson

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  • Price V. Fishback & Werner Troesken & Trevor Kollmann & Michael Haines & Paul W. Rhode & Melissa Thomasson, 2011. "Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, pages 131-167, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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