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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP9443
	DP9443 This Is Only a Test? Long-Run Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Radioactive Fallout
	Kjell G Salvanes; Sandra Black; Paul J. Devereux
发表日期	2013-04-21
出版年	2013
语种	英语
摘要	Research increasingly shows that differences in endowments at birth need not be genetic but instead are influenced by environmental factors while the fetus is in the womb. In addition, these differences may persist well beyond childhood. In this paper, we study one such environmental factor ? exposure to radiation?that affects individuals across the socio-economic spectrum. We use variation in radioactive exposure throughout Norway in the 1950s and early 60s, resulting from the abundance of nuclear weapon testing during that time period, to examine the effect of nuclear exposure in utero on outcomes such as IQ scores, education, earnings, and adult height. At this time, there was very little awareness in Norway about nuclear testing so our estimates are likely to be unaffected by avoidance behavior or stress effects. We find that exposure to nuclear radiation, even in low doses, leads to a decline in IQ scores of men aged 18. Moreover, radiation exposure leads to declines in education attainment, high school completion, and earnings among men and women. These results are robust to the choice of specification and the inclusion of sibling fixed effects.
主题	Labour Economics
关键词	Fetal origins Pollution and health
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp9443
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/538279
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kjell G Salvanes,Sandra Black,Paul J. Devereux. DP9443 This Is Only a Test? Long-Run Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Radioactive Fallout. 2013.