Is the Impact of Health Shocks Cushioned by Socioeconomic Status? The Case of Low Birthweight
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by American Economic Association in American Economic Review
- Vol. 89 (2) , 245-250
- https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.89.2.245
Abstract
This paper examines the long-term effects of low birthweight (LBW) on educational attainments,labor market outcomes, and health status using a data from the National Child Development Study.The study has followed the cohort of children born in Great Britain during one week in 1958through age 33. We pay particular attention to possible interactions between LBW and socioeconomicstatus (SES), asking to what extent the deleterious effects of LBW are mitigated byhigher SES. We find that LBW has ...Keywords
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