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Intergenerational effects of early-life health shocks during the Chinese 1959–1961 famine.
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Ageing & Society . Jan2024, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p139-154. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A large literature has examined early-life insult and later-life health outcomes. However, whether early-life exposure might persist into the outcomes of future generations remains unclear. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this study examines the intergenerational effects of early-life health shocks during the great famine in China, distinguishes the intergenerational effects of in utero and early-life famine exposure, and estimates whether there is a sex-specific transgenerational response. Difference-in-difference results show that first-generation male in utero famine exposure (1959–1961) is associated with a series of health and economic disadvantages in the second generation, compared with the unexposed post-famine-born cohort (1964–1965) in China. The effect persists in the third generation but attenuates, and there is no same-sex transgenerational response. These findings may suggest a novel source of multigenerational persistence in health and economic poverty and may point to a need to consider evidence of transgenerational mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0144686X
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ageing & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175349195
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X22000113