Stephan Klasen ; Claudia Wink : A Turning Point in Gender Bias in Mortality ?
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Acknowledgments We would like to thank Amartya Sen for having inspired us to work on this issue over the past several years. We also want to thank Katarina Smutna and Andreas Beivers for excellent research assistance.
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Acknowledgments We would like to thank Amartya Sen for having inspired us to work on this issue over the past several years. We also want to thank Katarina Smutna and Andreas Beivers for excellent research assistance.
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