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In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development: Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia

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In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development: Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia. / Beshir, Habtamu; Maystadt, Jean-Francois.
In: Journal of African Economies, Vol. 29, No. 4, 01.08.2020, p. 412-431.

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Beshir, H & Maystadt, J-F 2020, 'In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development: Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia', Journal of African Economies, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 412-431. https://doi.org/10.1093/jafeco/ejz028

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Beshir, H., & Maystadt, J-F. (2020). In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development: Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies, 29(4), 412-431. https://doi.org/10.1093/jafeco/ejz028

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Beshir H, Maystadt J-F. In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development: Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies. 2020 Aug 1;29(4):412-431. Epub 2020 Apr 7. doi: 10.1093/jafeco/ejz028

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Beshir, Habtamu ; Maystadt, Jean-Francois. / In Utero Seasonal Food Insecurity and Cognitive Development : Evidence on Gender Imbalances From Ethiopia. In: Journal of African Economies. 2020 ; Vol. 29, No. 4. pp. 412-431.

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