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Maternal Dengue and Health Outcomes of Children

  • Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner
  • Lívia Menezes
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 16, no. 2, April 2024
(pp. 530-53)
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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.

Citation

Koppensteiner, Martin Foureaux, and Lívia Menezes. 2024. "Maternal Dengue and Health Outcomes of Children." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 16 (2): 530-53. DOI: 10.1257/app.20210656

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JEL Classification

  • I12 Health Behavior
  • I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
  • J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
  • O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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