Working Papers, Department of Economics, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus
No 10-3:
Medium-term consequences of low birth weight on health and behavioral deficits – is there a catch-up effect?
Nabanita Datta Gupta ()
, Mette Deding ()
and Mette Lausten ()
Abstract: A number of studies have documented negative long term
effects of low birth weight. Yet, not much is known about the dynamics of
the process leading to adverse health and educational outcomes in the
long-run. While some studies find effects of the same size at both school
age and young adulthood, others find a diminishing negative effect over
time due to a catching-up process. The purpose of this paper is to try to
resolve this puzzle by analyzing the medium term consequences of low birth
weight measured as various child outcomes at ages 6 months, 3, 7 and 11,
using data from the Danish Longitudinal Survey of Children. Observing the
same children at different points in time allows us to chart the evolution
of health and behavioral deficits among children born with low birth weight
and helps inform the nature and timing of interventions
Keywords: low birth weight; medium term effects; health and behavioral outcomes; longitudinal child-mother survey; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: I12; (follow links to similar papers)
42 pages, January 1, 2010
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