RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The 9/11 Dust Cloud and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Reconsideration
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
DO 10.3368/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R
A1 Janet Currie
A1 Hannes Schwandt
YR 2015
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2015/11/20/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R.abstract
AB The events of 9/11 released a million tons of toxic dust into lower Manhattan, an unparalleled environmental disaster. It is puzzling then that the literature has shown little effect of fetal exposure to the dust. However, inference is complicated by pre-existing differences between the affected mothers and other NYC mothers as well as heterogeneity in effects on boys and girls. Using all births in utero on 9/11 in NYC and comparing them to their siblings, we show that residence in the affected area increased prematurity and low birth weight, especially for boys.