2 papers
econ.GN2026
Sources of Inequality at Birth: The Interplay Between Genes and Parental Socioeconomic Status
Pietro Biroli, Nicolau Martin-Bassols, Andries T. Marees +7
The start of a human's life can be characterized by two lotteries: that of your genes (nature) and the family you were born into (nurture). These set in motion a trajectory, from b…
econ.GN2026
The long-run returns to breastfeeding
Marco Francesconi, Stephanie von Hinke, Emil N. Sørensen
This paper shows that the mid-20th century was characterised by a considerable reduction in breastfeeding rates, reducing from over 80% in the late 1930s to just over 40% only thre…