The long-term effects of early-life pollution exposure : Evidence from the London smog

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This paper uses a large UK cohort to investigate the impact of early-life pollution exposure on individuals' human capital and health outcomes in older age. We compare individuals who were exposed to the London smog in December 1952 whilst in utero or in infancy to those born after the smog and those born at the same time but in unaffected areas. We find that those exposed to the smog have substantially lower fluid intelligence and worse respiratory health, with some evidence of a reduction in years of schooling.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Journal of health economics - 92(2023) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 102827

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

von Hinke, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Sørensen, Emil N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Comparative Study
Developmental origins
Heterogeneity
Journal Article
London fog
Smog
Social science genetics
UK Biobank

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102827

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363586164