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The causes and consequences of the 1918 influenza in South Africa
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12/2020Publication date: June 2020
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(Department of Political Science, University of California, Merced)
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[protected email address] (Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University)
[protected email address] (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University)
[protected email address] (Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College)
Abstract:[protected email address] (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University)
[protected email address] (Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University)
[protected email address] (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University)
[protected email address] (Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College)
JEL Classification:
I35, N37
Keywords:Spanish flu, influenza, pandemic, epidemic, health, mortality, South Africa, Covid-19
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