Labor Market Effects of Intrauterine Exposure to Nutritional Deficiency: Evidence from Administrative Data on Muslim Immigrants in Denmark

This paper examines whether nutritional disruptions experienced during the stage of fetal development impair an individuals labor market productivity later in life. We consider intrauterine exposure to the month of Ramadan as a natural experiment that might cause shocks to the inflow of nutrients

本文探讨胎儿发育阶段遭遇的营养紊乱是否会损害个体日后的劳动力市场生产力。我们将宫内暴露于斋月的情形视作一项自然实验，其可能对个体的营养摄入造成冲击。