Replication data for: Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Erica Field; Omar Robles; Maximo Torero

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Project Citation: 

Field, Erica, Robles, Omar, and Torero, Maximo. Replication data for: Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113571V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary 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)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I12 Health Behavior
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration


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