The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes
This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes – specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991–2000), indoor air-condi...
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| author | Chen, Xi Tan, Chih Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin |
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| description | This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes – specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991–2000), indoor air-conditioning was not widely available and migration was limited, allowing us to address identification issues endemic in the climate change literature related to adaptation and location sorting. We find substantial heterogeneity in the effects of extreme temperature exposure on birth outcomes. In particular, prenatal exposure to heat waves has stronger negative effects than exposure to cold spells on survivors. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1436312025-12-08T10:06:44Z The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes Chen, Xi Tan, Chih Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin heat birth weight weather hazards pregnancy exposure tolerance cold capacity development environmental temperature climate change adaptation temperature perinatal period climate change This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth outcomes – specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight – using a nationally representative dataset in rural China. During the span of our data (i.e., 1991–2000), indoor air-conditioning was not widely available and migration was limited, allowing us to address identification issues endemic in the climate change literature related to adaptation and location sorting. We find substantial heterogeneity in the effects of extreme temperature exposure on birth outcomes. In particular, prenatal exposure to heat waves has stronger negative effects than exposure to cold spells on survivors. 2020-03-01 2024-05-22T12:15:40Z 2024-05-22T12:15:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143631 en Open Access Institute of Labor Economics Chen, Xi; Tan, Chih Ming; Zhang, Xiaobo; and Zhang, Xin. 2020. The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12917. https://www.iza.org/pub/8IG9zceN |
| spellingShingle | heat birth weight weather hazards pregnancy exposure tolerance cold capacity development environmental temperature climate change adaptation temperature perinatal period climate change Chen, Xi Tan, Chih Ming Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xin The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title | The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title_full | The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title_fullStr | The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title_short | The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| title_sort | effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes |
| topic | heat birth weight weather hazards pregnancy exposure tolerance cold capacity development environmental temperature climate change adaptation temperature perinatal period climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143631 |
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