Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics
No 2013:21: Revisiting the Educational E ects of Fetal Iodine De ciency
Niklas Bengtsson (), Stefan Petersen () and Fredrik Sävje ()
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Niklas Bengtsson: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Stefan Petersen: Department of Public Health Sciences, Postal: Karolinska Institutet and Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University and School of Public Health, Makerere University
Fredrik Sävje: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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.
Keywords: Iodine de ciency; Education; Prenatal exposure; Multiple outcomes; Replication; Field; Robles and Torero
48 pages, October 25, 2013
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