IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8969

Infant Health and Longevity: Evidence from a Historical Trial in Sweden

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Martin Karlsson, Therese Nilsson

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2017, 15 (1), 1101 - 1157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8967

Economic Development, Novelty Consumption, and Body Weight: Evidence from the East German Transition to Capitalism

published as 'Non-Separable Time Preferences, Novelty Consumption, and Body Weight: Theory and Evidence from the East German Transition to Capitalism' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 51, 41-65.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8865

Estimating the Size of External Effects of Energy Subsidies

Simon Commander, Zlatko Nikoloski, Maria Vagliasindi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8566

Domestic Abuse and Child Health

Samantha Rawlings, Zahra Siddique

revised version appears as IZA DP 11899; published as `Domestic Violence and Child Mortality in the Developing World' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 82(4): 723-750.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8528

Peer Effects on Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in China

Peng Nie, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Xiaobo He

published in: China Economic Review, 2015, 35, 47-69

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8044

The Fertility-Sex Ratio Trade-off: Unintended Consequences of Financial Incentives

S Anukriti

published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10 (2), 27-57

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8042

Why Do Some Motorbike Riders Wear a Helmet and Others Don't? Evidence from Delhi, India

Michael Grimm, Carole Treibich

published in: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2016, 88, 318-336.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8037

The Impact of Adult Child Emigration on the Mental Health of Older Parents

Irene Mosca, Alan Barrett

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29 (3), 687-719

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7969

Tariffs, Social Status, and Gender in India

S Anukriti, Todd J. Kumler

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67 (3), 687-724

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7928

Equilibrium Health Spending and Population Aging in a Model of Endogenous Growth: Will the GDP Share of Health Spending Keep Rising?

Isaac Ehrlich, Yong Yin

revised version published in: Journal of Human Capital, 7(4), 411-447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7833

Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani

revised version available from authors

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7692

The Effects of Intrauterine Malnutrition on Birth and Fertility Outcomes: Evidence from the 1974 Bangladesh Famine

Rey Hernández-Julián, Hani Mansour, Christina Peters

published in: Demography, 2014, 51(5), 1775-1796

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7563

The Economic Impact of Non-communicable Disease in China and India: Estimates, Projections, and Comparisons

David E. Bloom, Elizabeth T. Cafiero, Mark E. McGovern, Klaus Prettner, Anderson Stanciole, Jonathan Weiss, Samuel Bakkila, Larry Rosenberg

published as 'The macroeconomic impact of non-communicable diseases in China and India: Estimates, projections, and comparisons' in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2014, 4, 100-111

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7538

Health and Health Behaviors during the Worst of Times: Evidence from the Great Recession

Erdal Tekin, Chandler McClellan, Karen Jean Minyard

published as 'Health and health behaviors during the great recession: a note on drinking, smoking, obesity, and physical activity' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 16, 1017 - 1026

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7473

Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Irma Clots-Figueras, Guilhem Cassan, Lakshmi Iyer

published in: Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, 2014, 104, 4-17

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7408

Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior

Yoon Y. Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Victor Orozco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7275

The Transformation of Hunger Revisited

Ian Gazeley, Andrew T. Newell, Mintewab Bezabih

published in: Journal of Economic History, 2015, 75(2), 512 - 552

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7179