PAA: Scarring and Selection Session

We have blogged before about the potential for both scarring and selection effects arising from major episodes like infectious outbreaks and famines. The session at PAA chaired by Angus Deaton will address this important issue.

Chair: Angus Deaton, Princeton University
Discussant: Angus Deaton, Princeton University
Discussant: Emilia Simeonova, Tufts University

1. Malaria Survivors during Early Life, Health at Old Age, and Stroke Mortality in Costa Rica • Gilbert Brenes-Camacho, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin at Madison

2. Famine Exposure and Adult Height: Disentangling Stunting from Survival Selection • Cheng Huang, Emory University

3. Children’s Obesity Trajectories in the U.S. and England: Disparities by Family Immigrant Status • Melissa L. Martinson, Princeton University; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University

4. How Conditions in Early Life Affect Mortality by Age and Gender: Southern Sweden, 1830-1968 • Luciana Quaranta, Lund University