Arbeitspapier

Fetal Growth and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Childhood

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Using a sample of sibling pairs from a nationally representative U.S. survey, we examine the effects of the fetal growth rate on a set of neurobehavioral outcomes in childhood measured by parent-reported diagnosed developmental disabilities and behavior problems. Based on models that include mother fixed effects, we find that the fetal growth rate, a marker for the fetal environment, is negatively associated with lifetime diagnosis of developmental delay. We also find that the fetal growth rate is negatively associated with disruptive behaviors among male children. These results suggest that developmental disabilities and problem behaviors may play a role in explaining the well-documented association between birth weight and human capital outcomes measured in adulthood.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 4998

Classification
Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Education and Research Institutions: General
Subject
low birth weight
fetal growth
neurobehavioral outcomes
developmental disabilities
Behavior Problems Index (BPI)

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Chatterji, Pinka
Kim, Dohyung
Lahiri, Kajal
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
(when)
2014

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Chatterji, Pinka
  • Kim, Dohyung
  • Lahiri, Kajal
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2014

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