Long term effects of pre-natal exposure to maternal stress: Evidence from the financial crisis in Ecuador
Larrea, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ramos, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
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Bellaterra 2023 |
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65 pag. |
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We measure the effect of the 1999 Ecuadorian financial crisis on the z-score of height-for-age in 2012. A tax on all financial transactions was deployed on 1 Jan 1999 creating a liquidity, currency, and inflationary crisis. Individuals born after this shock were exposed to pre-natal maternal stress in-utero. We use a regression discontinuity model to estimate the average treatment effect by measuring the difference in outcomes between individuals born days before and those born days after the crisis. We find a significant deleterious effect of this shock on the z-scores of height-for-age in 2012 and propose the increase in stress affects the epigenome of the offspring affecting stunting in the long term. |
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Anglès |
Colección: |
Working papers GEAR; 2023-06 |
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Working paper |
Materia: |
Maternal stress ;
Financial crisis ;
Weight for age ;
Regression discontinuity design |
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