Fetus, Fasting, and Festival: The Persistent Effects of in Utero Social Shocks
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Keywords
ceremonies; gift; Ramadan; maternal fasting; in Utero; early childhood development;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2014-12-03 (Health Economics)
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