Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-67311-1
Ph.D.
Economics
University of Toronto (Canada)
2016
Conditions experienced in utero have profound consequences for outcomes later in life. Much of this evidence is based on predictable variation in the prenatal environment. Such predictable variation can be avoided by mothers timing their pregnancies; however, this point has received little attention. In this dissertation, I study the timing of pregnancies to avoid foreseeable threats to fetal health, and the implications for the relationship between prenatal conditions and long-run outcomes.
Womens studies; Economics
Social sciences;Economics;Fertility;Health;Prenatal;Timing