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The Effect of Open-Air Waste Burning on Infant Health: Evidence from Government Failure in Lebanon

Pierre Mouganie, Ruba Ajeeb and Mark Hoekstra
Published online before print March 08, 2023, 0621-11706R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0621-11706R2
Pierre Mouganie
Pierre Mouganie is an assistant professor of economics at Simon Fraser University and a research affiliate at IZA.
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Ruba Ajeeb
Ruba Ajeeb is a former graduate student at the American University of Beirut and currently works at the Lebanese Central Bank.
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Mark Hoekstra
Mark Hoekstra is a professor of economics at Texas A&M University, a research associate at NBER, and a research fellow at IZA ().
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Abstract

An estimated 40% of the world’s garbage is burned in open-air fires, which are responsible for up to half of the global emissions of some pollutants. This paper estimates the effect of in utero exposure to these burns on infant health by examining the consequences of an abrupt, unanticipated increase in waste burning in Beirut. Difference-in-differences estimates indicate exposure increased premature births by four percentage points (50%) and low birth weight by five percentage points (80%), with even larger effects for those with more exposure. This suggests waste burning has significant implications for human health worldwide.

JEL Classification:
  • I18
  • H41
Keywords:
  • Prenatal health
  • in utero pollution exposure
  • open-air waste burning

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Pierre Mouganie, Ruba Ajeeb, Mark Hoekstra
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2023, 0621-11706R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0621-11706R2

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Pierre Mouganie, Ruba Ajeeb, Mark Hoekstra
Journal of Human Resources Mar 2023, 0621-11706R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0621-11706R2
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