What Explains Cross-City Variation in Mortality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic? Evidence from 438 U.S. Cities
Disparities in cross-city pandemic severity during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic remain poorly understood. This paper uses newly assembled historical data on annual mortality across 438 U.S. cities to explore the determinants of pandemic mortality. We assess the role of three broad factors: i) pre-pan...
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| Main Author: |
Clay, Karen
Lewis, Joshua Severnini, Edson R |
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| Format: | Publication |
| Language: | English |
| Place of publication: |
Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 01.01.2019 |
| Data of publication: | 2019-01-01 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 330 |
| Discipline: | Economics |
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| Online Access: | available in Bonn? |
| Database: | OpenAIRE (Open Access) OpenAIRE Database information Databases - DBIS |