Early Life Health and Adult Earnings: Evidence from a Large Sample of Siblings and Twins
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Keywords
health; earnings; specific conditions; siblings; twins;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2011-07-13 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2011-07-13 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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