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After the Dust Settles: The Infant Health Impacts of Dust Storms

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Dust storms, a significant source of air pollution, are increasing in frequency around the globe. However, there is limited understanding of their impacts to infant health. I address this gap by investigating US birth outcome effects of within-pregnancy dust storms between 2010 and 2017 using a complete record of documented US dust storm episodes from the National Weather Service. Results suggest that experiencing a dust storm during pregnancy increases the probability of low birth weight and prematurity by 1.4 and 1.8 percentage points, respectively, resulting in average costs of $2.6 million per affected county per year. I find that impacts are largest in magnitude when exposure occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy. PM2.5 is shown to be a potential causal mechanism. Many robustness and falsification tests are performed.

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  • Benjamin A. Jones, 2020. "After the Dust Settles: The Infant Health Impacts of Dust Storms," Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press, vol. 7(6), pages 1005-1032.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jaerec:doi:10.1086/710242
    DOI: 10.1086/710242
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    1. Jones, Benjamin A., 2023. "Dust storms and human well-being," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    2. Yao, Yao & Li, Xue & Smyth, Russell & Zhang, Lin, 2022. "Air pollution and political trust in local government: Evidence from China," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    3. Pham, Linh & Roach, Travis, 2023. "Particulate pollution and learning," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    4. Jones, Benjamin A., 2022. "Dust storms and violent crime," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    5. Hamid Noghanibehambari & Jason Fletcher, 2022. "Dust to Feed, Dust to Grey: The Effect of In-Utero Exposure to the Dust Bowl on Old-Age Longevity," NBER Working Papers 30531, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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