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The 9/11 dust cloud and pregnancy outcomes: a reconsideration

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2016
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Currie, J., & Schwandt, H. (2016). The 9/11 dust cloud and pregnancy outcomes: a reconsideration. Journal of Human Resources, 51(4), 805–831. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R

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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 preexisting 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 birt

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  • Currie, Janet
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  • Schwandt, Hannes
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51

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4

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805

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831

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Journal Article

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

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English

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2016

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2016-12-08

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University of Wisconsin Press * Journal Division

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0022-166X

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merlin-id:14230

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Currie, J., & Schwandt, H. (2016). The 9/11 dust cloud and pregnancy outcomes: a reconsideration. Journal of Human Resources, 51(4), 805–831. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.51.4.0714-6533R

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