Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Daysal, N. Meltem; Simonsen, Marianne; Trandafir, Mircea; Breining, Sanni
• 署名单位: University of Copenhagen; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Aarhus University; University of Southern Denmark
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00982
• 发表日期: 2022-01
• 页码: 1-16
• 关键词: low-birth-weight; health-care; IMPACT; TECHNOLOGY; education; newborns; denmark; COSTS

摘要

We investigate the effects of early-life medical treatments on the treated children and their families. We use a regression discontinuity design that exploits changes in medical treatments across the very low birth weight (VLBW) cutoff. Using administrative data from Denmark, we establish that VLBW children have better health and higher test scores. We find that these benefits spill over to other family members: mothers enjoy better mental health, and siblings have higher test scores. Maternal mental health improvements seem to be driven by better focal child health and sibling spillovers by improved interactions within the family and parental compensating behavior.