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Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement.

Author(s): Bharadwaj, Prashant; Loken, Katrine Vellesen; Neilson, Christopher A.

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dc.contributor.authorBharadwaj, Prashant-
dc.contributor.authorLoken, Katrine Vellesen-
dc.contributor.authorNeilson, Christopher A.-
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-19T19:23:49Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-19T19:23:49Z-
dc.date.issued2013-08en_US
dc.identifier.citationBharadwaj, Prashant, Loken, Katrine Vellesen, Neilson, Christopher. (2013). Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement.. The American economic review, 103 (5), 1862 - 1891en_US
dc.identifier.issn0002-8282-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1jn1v-
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the effect of improved early life health care on mortality and long-run academic achievement in school. We use the idea that medical treatments often follow rules of thumb for assigning care to patients, such as the classification of Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW ), which assigns infants special care at a specific birth weight cutoff. Using detailed administrative data on schooling and birth records from Chile and Norway, we establish that children who receive extra medical care at birth have lower mortality rates and higher test scores and grades in school. These gains are in the order of 0.15–0.22 standard deviations.en_US
dc.format.extent1862 - 1891en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe American economic reviewen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleEarly Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1944-7981-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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