3 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
Tracing the Genetic Footprints of the UK National Health Service
Nicolau Martin-Bassols, Pietro Biroli, Elisabetta De Cao +3
The establishment of the UK National Health Service (NHS) in July 1948 was one of the most consequential health policy interventions of the twentieth century, providing universal a…
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…