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harm child development and children's long run outcomes. Using the detailed geocoded data that follows national … representative cohorts of children born to the NLSY respondents over time with detailed information on families, locations, health … births where one or more child was exposed to TRI pollution during gestation and other siblings were not exposed because the …
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harm child development and children's long run outcomes. Using the detailed geocoded data that follows national … representative cohorts of children born to the NLSY respondents over time with detailed information on families, locations, health … births where one or more child was exposed to TRI pollution during gestation and other siblings were not exposed because the …
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Although pollution is widespread, there is little evidence about how it might harm children's long run outcomes. Using … the detailed, geocoded data that follows national representative cohorts of children born to the National Longitudinal … site opened or closed within one mile of their home. I find that children who were exposed prenatally to industrial …
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This paper explores the contribution of biological factors in explaining gender differences in educational performance, with a particular focus on the role of prenatal testosterone. We exploit the fact that prenatal testosterone is hypothesized to transfer in-utero from a male twin to his twin...
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I estimate the impact of low doses of radiation on school performance and income levels by exploiting regional and temporal variation in levels of radioactivity combined with variation in radiosensitivity during the foetal period. I observe a significantly lower school performance among students...
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