Douglas Almond
Columbia University
Douglas Almond is an associate professor of Economics and of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His primary research areas are health economics and applied microeconomics, with a particular interest in prenatal health and its long-term effects. Professor Almond has been an NBER member since 2004, served as a staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration, and studied the health effects of air pollution in China as a Fulbright scholar. He received his BA from Carleton College (Minnesota) and PhD from UC Berkeley.
Articles by Douglas Almond:
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The long-term impact of life before birth
24 June 2010, 9742 reads
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The effect of maternal fasting during pregnancy
6 November 2009, 6700 reads
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