Relative and absolute wealth mobility since birth in relation to health and human capital in middle adulthood: An analysis of a Guatemalan birth cohort

• Main Authors: Jithin Sam Varghese (Author), Shivani A. Patel (Author), Reynaldo Martorell (Author), Manuel Ramirez-Zea (Author), Aryeh D. Stein (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Wealth mobility, as both relative (positional) and absolute (material) wealth acquisition, may counteract negative consequences of early life adversities on adult health. Methods: We use longitudinal data (1967-2018) from the INCAP birth cohort, Guatemala (n = 1386). Using wealth as a me...