Blar i forfatter "Sari, Emre"

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    • Grandparents Matter – Multigenerational transmission of health and health behaviors 

      Sari, Emre (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-11-07)
      Health is an essential component of human capital, and health inequalities are a major issue. While substantial research on the intergenerational transmission of health and health behaviors has been conducted, the questions whether and how grandparents’ health affects grandchildren remain underinvestigated. This thesis aims to better understand health inequality mechanisms by analyzing multigenerational ...

    • Role of grandparents in risky health behavior transmission: A study on smoking behavior in Norway 

      Sari, Emre; Moilanen, Mikko Antti; Lindeboom, Maarten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-22)
      Exploring the role of grandparents in the intergenerational transmission of risky health behaviors, specifically smoking, this study aims to examine the differential influence of maternal and paternal grandparents on their grandchildren's smoking behavior in adulthood. Utilizing the Tromsø Study's unique three-generational dataset from Tromsø, Norway, we employ a control function approach. The ...

    • Transgenerational Health Effects of In Utero Exposure to Economic Hardship: Evidence from Preindustrial Southern Norway 

      Sari, Emre; Moilanen, Mikko; Sommerseth, Hilde Leikny (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12)
      We studied whether in utero exposure to economic hardship during a grandmother's pregnancy has a transgenerational effect on her grandchildren's health condition. We used an individual-level three-generation data set covering people born between 1734 and 1840 in the municipality of Rendalen in Norway. We found a culling effect in which grandchildren whose grandmothers gave birth in years of economic ...