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The Persistent Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Air Pollution: Evidence from the Indonesian Forest Fires

Maria Rosales-Rueda and Margaret Triyana
Published online before print April 05, 2018, 0117-8497R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.4.0117.8497R1
Maria Rosales-Rueda
*Maria Rosales-Rueda is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University (). Margaret Triyana is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame ().
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*Maria Rosales-Rueda is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University (). Margaret Triyana is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame ().
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We analyze the effects of early-life exposure to air pollution in a developing country on children’s long-term human capital outcomes. We exploit the geographical variation of the 1997 Indonesian forest fires and cohort variation in exposure as a natural experiment. Children exposed to the fires are shorter on average three years post-exposure and have lower lung capacity 10 years post-exposure, but only children who were exposed in-utero continue to exhibit shorter stature at 10 and 17 years post-exposure. We find suggestive evidence that these persistent effects may be due to expectant mothers experiencing poorer respiratory health during the fires.

  • natural disasters
  • air pollution
  • long-term effects
  • fetal origins
  • Indonesia

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Maria Rosales-Rueda, Margaret Triyana
Journal of Human Resources Apr 2018, 0117-8497R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.54.4.0117.8497R1

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Maria Rosales-Rueda, Margaret Triyana
Journal of Human Resources Apr 2018, 0117-8497R1; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.54.4.0117.8497R1
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