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Revisiting the Educational E ects of Fetal Iodine De ciency

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  • Bengtsson, Niklas

    (Department of Economics)

  • Petersen, Stefan

    (Department of Public Health Sciences)

  • Sävje, Fredrik

    (Department of Economics)

Abstract

Recent research has reported positive effects on schooling due to in utero protection from iodine deficiency resulting from iodized oil capsule distribution in Tanzania. We revisit the Tanzanian experience by investigating how these effects differ over time and across surveys; across different treatment specifications; and across additional educational outcome measures. Contrary to previous studies, we find that the estimated effects tend to be small and not robust across specifications or samples. Using all available data and a medically motivated iodine depletion function, we find no evidence of a positive long-run effect of iodine deficiency protection on educational attainment.

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  • Bengtsson, Niklas & Petersen, Stefan & Sävje, Fredrik, 2013. "Revisiting the Educational E ects of Fetal Iodine De ciency," Working Paper Series 2013:21, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:uunewp:2013_021
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    Keywords

    Iodine de ciency; Education; Prenatal exposure; Multiple outcomes; Replication; Field; Robles and Torero;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • 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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