male germ cell development. We build on this evidence and investigate whether undernutrition at that age biologically … health scores if their paternal grandfather (maternal grandmother) was exposed to a famine during preadolescence. These …

data provided by the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to corroborate evidence supporting the Fetal …We report evidence of long-term adverse health impacts of in utero exposure to malnutrition based on survivors in their … 50s who were born during the China Famine that occurred in the years 1959-1961. We take advantage of recently available …

children's nutritional status in migrant households. Measures of social disadvantage are based on China's hukou system of …

We estimate long-term effects of famine on chronic diseases using China's Great Leap Forward Famine as a natural … experiment. Using a unique health survey, we explore the heterogeneity of famine intensity across regions and find strong …

offspring of mothers who experienced the China Great Leap Forward Famine. The direct impact on entrance to senior high school is …