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Religiosity, attitudes toward science, and public health: Evidence from Finland.

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101460

Ioannis Laliotis, Evangelos Mourelatos, Joona Lohtander

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The long-run and intergenerational impact of early exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-61 on mental health.

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101461

Chih Ming Tan, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin Zhang

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Adolescent girls' empowerment policy, health awareness, and decision-making: Evidence from the SABLA program in India. 少女赋权政策、健康意识和决策：印度 SABLA 计划的证据。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101458

Modjgan Alishahi, Samira Hasanzadeh

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Educational burden reduction, educational inequality, and enrollment pressure: Evidence from China. 减轻教育负担、教育不平等和入学压力：来自中国的证据。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101459

Hua Liu, Kaixuan Zhang, Lin Wang, Jiwei Chen

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Shattered ground, shaken minds: Mental health consequences of earthquakes

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101448

Andika Ridha Ayu Perdana , Judit Vall Castelló

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Migrant well-being in Australia: Does locus of control matter?

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101447

Anita Staneva, Andreas Chai

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Does early-life famine exposure lead to healthy later-life dietary behavior: Evidence from the great Chinese famine 早年遭受饥荒是否会导致晚年健康的饮食行为？来自中国大饥荒的证据。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101446

Yiru Wang , Ting Shi , Wenbin Zang

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Employee well-being in the digital age: Assessing the impacts of a smartphone application in the workplace 数字时代的员工福利：评估智能手机应用程序对工作场所的影响。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101445

Toshiaki Aizawa , Hiroko Okudaira , Ritsu Kitagawa , Sachiko Kuroda , Hideo Owan

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Fiscal externalities and underinvestment in early-life human capital: Optimal policy instruments for a developing country 财政外部性与生命早期人力资本投资不足：发展中国家的最佳政策工具

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101444

Nicholas Lawson , Dean Spears

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Teen parent trap? The education and labor implications of motherhood and fatherhood during the transition from adolescence to adulthood in Cebu, the Philippines 青少年父母陷阱？在菲律宾宿务，从青春期向成年过渡期间，母亲和父亲身份对教育和劳动的影响。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101443

Kritika Sen Chakraborty , Kira M. Villa

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