Short-term and Long-term Distributional Consequences of Prenatal Malnutrition and Stress: Using Ramadan as a Natural Experiment
By tracking the math scores and earnings of adults who were in-utero during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, the authors were able to identify some of the consequences of prenatal malnutrition and stress.
Farhan Majid, Jere Behrman, Subha Mani January 19, 2019