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Maternal Dengue and Health Outcomes of Children

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  • Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner
  • Lívia Menezes

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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.

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  • Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner & Lívia Menezes, 2024. "Maternal Dengue and Health Outcomes of Children," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 16(2), pages 530-553, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejapp:v:16:y:2024:i:2:p:530-53
    DOI: 10.1257/app.20210656
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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