Exposure to Pollution and Infant Health: Evidence from Colombia

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We study the impact of air pollution exposure (CO, O3 and Pm10) during pregnancy and early years of life on infant health for a sample of children attending public kinder- gartens in Bogota, Colombia. The study uses a unique database that gathers information on children health which allows to combine information of residential location of the mother with information from the city air quality monitors. To overcome endogeneity problems due to residential sorting we identify pairs of siblings in the dataset and imple- ment panel data models with mother fixed effects. Results show evidence that mothers, who are exposed to higher levels of CO and O3 during pregnancy, have a higher proba- bility of their babies being born with a low birth weight. Furthermore, a child exposed in-utero to higher levels of O3 has a higher probability of being diagnosed with a lung- related disease. Our findings advocate for more strict environmental regulations as a way to improve human capital in developing countries.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CINCH Series ; No. 2019/02

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
• Thema: Air Pollution ; Infant Health ; Mother-Family Fixed Effects ; Panel Data

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): de la Mata, Dolores ; Garces, Carlos Felipe Gaviria
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): University of Duisburg-Essen, CINCH - Health Economics Research Center
• (wo): Essen
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.17185/duepublico/70986
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/270579
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ