Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis

被引:893
作者
Almond, Douglas [1 ,3 ]
Currie, Janet [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Natl Bur Econ Res, Program Children, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; NONCOGNITIVE SKILL FORMATION; BIRTH-WEIGHT; DUTCH FAMINE; IN-UTERO; ADULT OUTCOMES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; LIVING-CONDITIONS;
D O I
10.1257/jep.25.3.153
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In the epidemiological literature, the fetal origins hypothesis associated with David J. Barker posits that chronic, degenerative conditions of adult health, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes, may be triggered by circumstances decades earlier, particularly, by in utero nutrition. Economists have expanded on this hypothesis, investigating a broader range of fetal shocks and circumstances and have found a wealth of later-life impacts on outcomes including test scores, educational attainment, and income, along with health. In the process, they have provided some of the most credible observational evidence in support of the hypothesis. The magnitude of the impacts is generally large. Thus, the fetal origins hypothesis has not only survived contact with economics, but has flourished.
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页码:153 / 172
页数:20
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