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Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
Currie, Janet - 2011
We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a site. We study singleton births to mothers residing within 5km of a Superfund site between 1989-2003 in five large states. Our "difference in differences" approach compares birth...
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Inequality at Birth : Some Causes and Consequences
Currie, Janet - 2011
Recent research shows that health at birth is affected by many factors, including maternal education, behaviors, and participation in social programs. In turn, endowments at birth are predictive of adult outcomes, and of the outcomes of future generations. Exposure to environmental pollution is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129227
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The Benefits of Breastfeeding Across the Early Years of Childhood
Belfield, Clive R. - 2010
more recent times. Yet, key identification issues remain to be resolved, including the array of possible child development … that promote child health. This study uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey - Birth Cohort to explore the causal … set of potential confounding factors that also promote child development, our empirical method uses simultaneous equations …
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Giving Mom a Break : The Impact of Higher EITC Payments on Maternal Health
Evans, William N. - 2010
EITC with two or more children compared to those with only one child. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factors … with only one child. Using data from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey, we find evidence that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139120
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Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data
Amarante, Verónica - 2011
's smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117209
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Early Maternal Employment and Family Wellbeing
Chatterji, Pinka - 2011
This study uses longitudinal data from the NICHD Study on Early Child Care (SECC) to examine the effects of maternal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122490
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Smoking Policies and Birth Outcomes : Estimates from a New Era
Markowitz, Sara - 2011
Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to have significant adverse health effects for new born babies. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of low birth weight of infants who in turn, need more resources at delivery and are more likely to have related health problems in infancy and beyond....
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Childhood Health and Differences in Late-Life Health Outcomes between England and the United States
Banks, James W. - 2011
In this paper we examine the link between retrospectively reported measures of childhood health and the prevalence of various major and minor diseases at older ages. Our analysis is based on comparable retrospective questionnaires placed in the Health and Retirement Study and the English...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124540
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Socioeconomic Status in Childhood and Health after Age 70 : A New Longitudinal Analysis for the U.S., 1895-2005
Ferrie, Joseph P. - 2011
The link between circumstances faced by individuals early in life (including those encountered in utero) and later life outcomes has been of increasing interest since the work of Barker in the 1970s on birth weight and adult disease. We provide such a life course perspective for the U.S. by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125579
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Long Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
Hoynes, Hilary Williamson - 2012
A growing economics literature establishes a causal link between in utero shocks and health and human capital in adulthood. Most studies rely on extreme negative shocks such as famine and pandemics. We are the first to examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic...
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