The birthweight effects of universal child benefits in pregnancy: quasi-experimental evidence from England and Wales
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birthweight; cash transfers; child benefit; infant health;All these keywords.
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- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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