Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
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 outc...
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MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
2011
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| author | Currie, Janet Greenstone, Michael Moretti, Enrico |
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| description | 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 outcomes before and after a site clean-up for mothers who live within 2,000 meters of the site and those who live between 2,000- 5,000 meters of a site. We find that proximity to a Superfund site before cleanup is associated with a 20 to 25% increase in the risk of congenital anomalies. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/662742019-04-09T15:41:14Z Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health Currie, Janet Greenstone, Michael Moretti, Enrico 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 outcomes before and after a site clean-up for mothers who live within 2,000 meters of the site and those who live between 2,000- 5,000 meters of a site. We find that proximity to a Superfund site before cleanup is associated with a 20 to 25% increase in the risk of congenital anomalies. NIH grant #HD055613-02 and the MacArthur Foundation 2011-10-17T15:31:47Z 2011-10-17T15:31:47Z 2011-02 Working Paper 2011-004 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66274 en_US MIT-CEEPR;2011-004 An error occurred on the license name. An error occurred getting the license - uri. application/pdf MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research |
| spellingShingle | Currie, Janet Greenstone, Michael Moretti, Enrico Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health |
| title | Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health |
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