American Economic Journal: Applied Economics · 2024 · [{"name": "Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner", "affiliation": ["University of Surrey"]}, {"name": "Lívia Almeida de Menezes", "affiliation": ["University of Birmingham"]}]
中文摘要
我们利用巴西的关联行政记录数据，通过估计母亲固定效应模型，研究孕产妇登革热感染对出生结局的影响。与既有研究不同，我们发现了登革热感染对出生体重（BW）具有负面影响的稳健证据。该影响在出生体重分布的较低部分尤为明显，低出生体重、极低出生体重和超低出生体重分别增加15%、67%和133%。我们还发现，儿童出生后长达三年内的住院和医疗支出大幅增加。(JEL I12, I18, J13, J16, O15)
Abstract
We study the effect of maternal dengue infections on birth outcomes using linked administrative records from Brazil estimating maternal fixed-effect specifications. In contrast to previous studies, we find robust evidence for the negative effect of dengue infections on birth weight (BW). The effect is particularly pronounced at lower parts of the BW distribution, with an increase of 15 percent, 67 percent, and 133 percent for low, very low, and extremely low BW, respectively. We also document large increases in children’s hospitalizations and medical expenditures for up to three years after birth. (JEL I12, I18, J13, J16, O15)