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Demography (1999) 36 (2): 247–261.
Published: 01 May 1999
...David P. Lindstrom; Betemariam Berhanu Abstract We examine recent fertility trends in Ethiopia for evidence of short- and long-term responses to famine, political events, and economic decline. We use retrospective data on children ever born from the 1990 National Family and Fertility Survey...
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Demography (1989) 26 (3): 515–522.
Published: 01 August 1989
...Asmerom Kidane Abstract This article analyzes demographic responses to the 1984–1985 Ethiopian famine and compares them with Bongaarts and Cain’s (1982) hypothesized responses. After briefly describing the data collection, I estimate the age distribution and the age-specific mortality and fertility...
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Demography (1986) 23 (4): 543–562.
Published: 01 November 1986
...Phelim P. Boyle; Cormac Ó Grádo DEMOGRAPHY© Volume 23, Number 4 November 1986 FERTILITY TRENDS, EXCESS MORTALITY, AND THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE Phelim P. Boyle Accounting Group, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3Gl Cormac 6 Grado Department of Political Economy...
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Demography (2005) 42 (2): 301–322.
Published: 01 May 2005
... not only by biological and demographic factors, such as the mother’s age, pregnancy order, and pregnancy history, but also by the mother’s social characteristics and the larger social environment. In this article, we focus on how two social and economic crises—the Great Leap Forward famine and the Cultural...
View articletitled, <span class="search-highlight">Famine</span>, social disruption, and involuntary fetal loss: Evidence from chinese survey data
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Demography (2022) 59 (5): 1607–1630.
Published: 01 October 2022
...Alan Fernihough; Cormac Ó Gráda Abstract We revisit the link between demographic pressure and economic conditions in pre-Famine Ireland and harness highly disaggregated parish-level data from the 1841 census in our analysis. The results indicate that on the eve of the Great Irish Famine...
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View articletitled, Population and Poverty in Ireland on the Eve of the Great <span class="search-highlight">Famine</span>
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Demography (2014) 51 (5): 1775–1796.
Published: 05 September 2014
...Rey Hernández-Julián; Hani Mansour; Christina Peters Abstract This article uses the Bangladesh famine of 1974 as a natural experiment to estimate the impact of intrauterine malnutrition on sex of the child and infant mortality. In addition, we estimate the impact of malnutrition on post-famine...
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View articletitled, The Effects of Intrauterine Malnutrition on Birth and Fertility Outcomes: Evidence From the 1974 Bangladesh <span class="search-highlight">Famine</span>
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Published: 05 September 2014
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Demography (2023) 60 (6): 1747–1766.
Published: 01 December 2023
... at older ages. Evidence from low-income countries (LICs) has hitherto been missing, despite the fact that adverse in utero conditions are far more common in LICs. We find that Malawians exposed in utero to the 1949 Nyasaland famine have better cardiovascular health 70 years later. These findings highlight...
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View articletitled, Barker's Hypothesis Among the Global Poor: Positive Long-Term Cardiovascular Effects of in Utero <span class="search-highlight">Famine</span> Exposure
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Demography (2009) 46 (4): 647–669.
Published: 01 November 2009
...-mortality countries of the world, supplementing recent findings on the effects of the Great Chinese Famine. 13 1 2011 © Population Association of America 2009 2009 Birth Cohort Congenital Malformation Average Height Rich Country Adult Height References Bogin B. ( 2001...
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Demography (1993) 30 (3): 405–423.
Published: 01 August 1993
... ). Epidemics and Famine in the Little Ice Age . In R.I. Rotberg , & T.K. Rabb (Eds.), Climate and History (pp. 65 – 83 ). Princeton : Princeton University Press . Bailey Norman T.J. ( 1975 ). The Mathematical Theory of Infectious Diseases and Its Applications . London...
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Demography (2024) 61 (1): 87–113.
Published: 01 February 2024
... a positive influence through selection effects: early-life mortality and survival of the fittest ( Bozzoli et al. 2009 ; Catalano et al. 2008 ; Catalano et al. 2019 ; Ekamper et al. 2015 ; Kannisto et al. 1997 ). For instance, Kannisto et al. (1997) examined the effects of the 1866–1868 famine...
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View articletitled, Dust to Feed, Dust to Gray: The Effect of in Utero Exposure to the Dust Bowl on Old-Age Longevity
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Demography (2020) 57 (3): 1171–1192.
Published: 09 June 2020
... affiliations. References Alfani G. ( 2007 ). Population et environnement en Italie du Nord au XVIe siècle [Population and environment in northern Italy in the 16th century] . Population , 62 , 559 – 595 . Alfani G. ( 2010 ). Climate, population and famine in northern Italy...
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View articletitled, A Bayesian Reconstruction of a Historical Population in Finland, 1647–1850
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Demography (2010) 47 (1): 23–43.
Published: 01 February 2010
... , 18 , 158 – 74 . Kannisto V. , Christensen K. , & Vaupel J.W. ( 1997 ). No Increased Mortality in Later Life for Cohorts Born During Famine . American Journal of Epidemiology , 145 , 987 – 94 . Kinsella K. , & He Wan ( 2009 ). An Aging World: 2008...
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Demography (1993) 30 (3): 477–488.
Published: 01 August 1993
... of South Asian Famines . Population Studies , 45 , 279 – 97 . 10.1080/0032472031000145446 Guo Guang ( 1993 ). Use of Siblings Data to Estimate Family Mortality Effects in Guatemala . Demography , 30 , 15 – 32 . 10.2307/2061860 Hobcraft John , McDonald John W...
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Demography (2019) 56 (5): 1855–1874.
Published: 29 July 2019
... of prenatal nutritional status and exposure to infectious disease. Without the use of experimental (i.e., animal model) research designs, these studies have used quasi-experimental designs by leveraging striking demographic events, such as the Dutch famine and the 1918 flu pandemic (Almond 2006 ; Lindeboom...
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View articletitled, Multigenerational Effects of Early-Life Health Shocks
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Demography (2007) 44 (2): 405–426.
Published: 01 May 2007
.... , Piazza , A. , & Zeitz , R. ( 1984 ). Famine in China, 1958–61 . Population and Development Review , 10 , 613 – 45 . 10.2307/1973284 Blanc , A. ( 2004 ). The Role of Conflict in the Rapid Fertility Decline in Eritrea and Prospects for the Future . Studies in Family Planning...
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Demography (1989) 26 (3): 425–437.
Published: 01 August 1989
... of Pediatrics , 30 , 229 – 243 . 10.1016/S0022-3476(47)80158-1 Stein , Z. , Susser , M. , Saenger , G. , & Martorell , F. ( 1975 ). Famine and Human Development: The Dutch Hungry Winter of 1944–1945 . New York : Oxford University Press . R. D. Whitehead ( 1981...
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Demography (1990) 27 (2): 251–265.
Published: 01 May 1990
.... The effects of the preceding and subsequent birth intervals on survival can therefore be assessed over the entire course of infancy and early childhood. These data are also not without limitations. Most significantly, our period of observation coincides with a severe famine that affected much of Bangladesh...
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Demography (1989) 26 (3): 353–372.
Published: 01 August 1989
... or genetic. (2) The force of environmental action: This is a generic term used to describe the changes in the birth and death rates due to environmental factors. These factors include wars, epidemics, and famines, which have a direct effecton mortality, or general cultural changes and behavior patterns...
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Demography (1991) 28 (4): 619–637.
Published: 01 November 1991
... in determining observed outcomes. In some circumstances, however, it seems reasonable to argue that this condition is met. Consider, for example, the literature examining the role played by prices in general and famines in particular in determining short term fluctuations in vital rates. After a rise...
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