TY - JOUR T1 - The Persistent Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Air Pollution JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 1037 LP - 1080 DO - 10.3368/jhr.54.4.0117.8497R1 VL - 54 IS - 4 AU - Maria Rosales-Rueda AU - Margaret Triyana Y1 - 2019/10/02 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/54/4/1037.abstract N2 - 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. ER -