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Project Citation: 

Klauber, Hannah, Holub, Felix, Koch, Nicolas, Pestel, Nico , Ritter, Nolan, and Rohlf, Alexander. Data and Code for “Killing Prescriptions Softly: Low Emission Zones and Child Health from Birth to School.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-04-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E179281V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We examine the persistence of the impact of early-life exposure to air pollution on children’s health from birth to school enrollment using administrative public health insurance records covering one third of all children in Germany. For identification, we exploit air quality improvements caused by Low Emission Zones, a policy imposing driving restrictions on emission-intensive vehicles. Our results indicate that children exposed to cleaner air in-utero and their first year of life require less medication for at least five years. The initially latent health response materializes only gradually, leaving important but subtle health benefits undetected in common measures of infant health.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms policy evaluation; cohort study; air pollution; health; children; Low Emission Zone
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I12 Health Behavior
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
      Q58 Environmental Economics: Government Policy
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Germany
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2006 – 2017
Universe:  View help for Universe Children born in the years 2006 through 2012 in Germany.


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