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...
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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-1721.1/720692022-09-29T23:53:14Z Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health Currie, Janet Greenstone, Michael Moretti, Enrico Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics Greenstone, Michael Greenstone, Michael 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. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (NIH grant HD055613-02) John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 2012-08-09T15:01:44Z 2012-08-09T15:01:44Z 2011-05 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0002-8282 1944-7981 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72069 Currie, Janet, Michael Greenstone, and Enrico Moretti. “Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health.” American Economic Review 101.3 (2011): 435–441. Web. © 2011 AEA. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.101.3.435 American Economic Review Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Economic Association American Economic Association |
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