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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The long-run effects of cesarean sections |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Journal of Human Resources |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press * Journal Division |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0022-166X |
| Volume | 57 |
| Number | 6 |
| Page Range | 2048 - 2085 |
| Date | 2022 |
| Abstract Text | This paper analyzes the long-term effects of potentially avoidable cesarean sections on children’s health. Using Finnish administrative data, we document that physicians perform more unplanned C-sections during their regular working hours on days that precede a weekend or public holiday and use this exogenous variation as an instrument for C-sections. We supplement our instrumental variables results with a differences-in-differences estimation strategy that exploits variation in birth mode within sibling pairs and across families. Our results suggest that avoidable unplanned C-sections increase the risk of asthma, but do not affect other immune-mediated disorders previously associated with C-sections. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.3368/jhr.58.2.0719-10334R1 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:20450 |
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| Keywords | Management of technology and innovation, strategy and management, economics and econometrics, organizational behavior and human resource management |