Why Do More People Die during Economic Expansions?
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* The authors are all with the University of California, Davis. Ann Huff Stevens is an economics professor and director of the Center for Poverty Research. Douglas L. Miller is an assistant professor of economics. Marianne Page is a professor of economics. Mateusz Filipski is a postdoctoral scholar in the agricultural and resource economics department. This brief is adapted from a longer working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Stevens et al. (2011). Introduction
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