Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania
Cognitive damage from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has important implications for economic growth through its effect on human capital. To gauge the magnitude of this influence, we evaluate the impact on schooling of reductions in IDD from intensive iodine supplementation in Tanzania. Our findin...
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American Economic Association
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| author | Field, Erica Marie Robles, Omar Torero, Máximo |
| author_browse | Field, Erica Marie Robles, Omar Torero, Máximo |
| author_facet | Field, Erica Marie Robles, Omar Torero, Máximo |
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| description | Cognitive damage from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has important implications for economic growth through its effect on human capital. To gauge the magnitude of this influence, we evaluate the impact on schooling of reductions in IDD from intensive iodine supplementation in Tanzania. Our findings suggest a large effect of in utero iodine on cognition and human capital: treated children attain an estimated 0.35–0.56 years of additional schooling relative to siblings and older and younger peers. Furthermore, the effect appears to be substantially larger for girls, consistent with laboratory evidence indicating greater cognitive sensitivity of female fetuses to maternal thyroid deprivation. (JEL I12, I21, J16, O15) |
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| spelling | CGSpace1621712025-11-12T04:47:20Z Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania Field, Erica Marie Robles, Omar Torero, Máximo agriculture Cognitive damage from iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has important implications for economic growth through its effect on human capital. To gauge the magnitude of this influence, we evaluate the impact on schooling of reductions in IDD from intensive iodine supplementation in Tanzania. Our findings suggest a large effect of in utero iodine on cognition and human capital: treated children attain an estimated 0.35–0.56 years of additional schooling relative to siblings and older and younger peers. Furthermore, the effect appears to be substantially larger for girls, consistent with laboratory evidence indicating greater cognitive sensitivity of female fetuses to maternal thyroid deprivation. (JEL I12, I21, J16, O15) 2009-09-01 2024-11-21T10:01:31Z 2024-11-21T10:01:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162171 en http://www.nber.org/papers/w13838 Limited Access application/pdf American Economic Association Field, Erica Marie; Robles, Omar; Torero, Maximo. 2009. Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1(4):140-169 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture Field, Erica Marie Robles, Omar Torero, Máximo Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title | Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title_full | Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title_short | Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania |
| title_sort | iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in tanzania |
| topic | agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162171 |
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