Friday, May 1 / 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM   •   Sapphire Ballroom I

Session 128:
Health and Mortality in Developing Countries

Chair: Mary McEniry, University of Michigan
Discussant: Marcella Alsan, Stanford University

  1. Childhood Disadvantages and Age Trajectories of Frailty in China: A Life Course Approach • Zhenhua Xu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  2. Intergenerational Transmission of Capabilities: Mothers and Children in Sub-Saharan Africa c. 1990-2010 • Omar Karlsson, Lund University ; Martin Dribe, Lund University

  3. How Much Does Birth Weight Matter for Child Health in Developing Countries? Estimates from Siblings and Twins • Mark E. McGovern, Harvard University

  4. Maternal Height, Childhood Nutritional Status and Adult Mortality in Latin America • Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Rengin Aktar, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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