RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight
JF Journal of Human Resources
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 400
OP 433
DO 10.3368/jhr.1020-11266R2
VO 60
IS 2
A1 Dias Pereira, Rita
A1 Rietveld, Cornelius A.
A1 van Kippersluis, Hans
YR 2025
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/60/2/400.abstract
AB It is well established that birth weight is affected by the child’s genetic endowments and maternal smoking during pregnancy. Here, we investigate whether an interaction between genetic endowments and maternal smoking on birth weight exists. We instrument the maternal smoking decision with a genetic variant (rs1051730) located in the nicotine receptor gene CHRNA3 and deal with the underreporting of maternal smoking by using a biomarker of nicotine collected during pregnancy. We confirm that genetic endowments and maternal smoking negatively affect the child’s birth weight. However, we do not find evidence of meaningful interactions between genetic endowments and maternal smoking.