The transmission of health across 7 generations in China, 1789-1906.

Autor: Maystadt JF; IRES/LIDAM, UCLouvain; FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium, and Department of Economics, Lancaster University., Migali G; Department of Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4YX, UK; Dipartimento G.E.S., Universita' Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: g.migali@lancaster.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of health economics [J Health Econ] 2021 Sep; Vol. 79, pp. 102493. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102493
Abstrakt: We study the intergenerational transmission of health using registered data from China between 1789 and 1906. We first document the intergenerational correlations in lifespans, and we find much higher correlations for mothers, compared to fathers. We then compare children born from brother and twin fathers, and the intergenerational transmission from fathers becomes weaker and is likely to be mostly driven by genetic factors. On the contrary, our results suggest a strong role of women in affecting their children's health outcomes across generations in developing countries.
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