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The Role of Neonatal Health in the Incidence of Childhood Disability

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  • Todd Elder
  • David Figlio
  • Scott Imberman
  • Claudia Persico

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We use linked birth and education records for all children born in Florida between 1992 and 2002 to assess the effects of neonatal health on the identification of childhood disabilities. We find that several measures of neonatal health are associated with disability incidence, although birth weight plays the most empirically relevant role. Using large samples of siblings and twins, we find that infant health influences multiple measures of disability and grade repetition in school. The association between birth weight and disability holds throughout the distribution of birth weight and across a range of socioeconomic characteristics, including maternal education and race.

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  • Todd Elder & David Figlio & Scott Imberman & Claudia Persico, 2020. "The Role of Neonatal Health in the Incidence of Childhood Disability," American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 6(2), pages 216-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:amjhec:doi:10.1086/707833
    DOI: 10.1086/707833
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    8. Todd E. Elder & David N. Figlio & Scott A. Imberman & Claudia L. Persico, 2021. "School Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education Identification," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 39(S1), pages 151-197.
    9. Briana Ballis, 2024. "Early Life Health Conditions and Racial Gaps in Education," Working Papers 2024-016, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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