Currie, Janet; Zivin, Joshua Graff; Meckel, Katherine; … - In: Canadian Journal of Economics 46 (2013) 3, pp. 791-810
This paper provides estimates of the effects of in utero exposure to contaminated drinking water on fetal health. To do this, we examine the universe of birth records and drinking water testing results for the state of New Jersey from 1997 to 2007. Our data enable us to compare outcomes across...