-range of birth outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age and an indicator of general newborn health. We control for … of having a late birth and negatively affected newborn health - with the largest effects for earthquakes that occurred in … the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. Our estimates are similar when we focus on just the impact of the initial …

pregnancy, and earnings. Unlike much of the recent literature, we are able to separate school starting age from test age effects … positive effect on the probability of teenage pregnancy, but has little effect on educational attainment of boys or girls …

pregnancy, and earnings. Unlike much of the recent literature, we are able to separate school starting age from test age effects … positive effect on the probability of teenage pregnancy, but has little effect on educational attainment of boys or girls …

supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … health. Using data on the entire universe of births in the US over 25 years, we find that an increase in the minimum wage is … meaningful and plausible. We also find evidence of an increase in prenatal care use and a decline in smoking during pregnancy …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …