Does Grief Transfer across Generations? Bereavements during Pregnancy and Child Outcomes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G.
• 署名单位: University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH); National Bureau of Economic Research; University College Dublin; University College Dublin; Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute Labor Economics; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH); Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20140262
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 193-223
• 关键词: birth-weight; exposure; stress; intelligence; influenza; height; sweden

摘要

Using population data from Norway, we examine the effects of stress induced by the death of the mother's parent during pregnancy on both the short-run and the long-run outcomes of the infant. Using a variety of empirical strategies to address the issue of nonrandom exposure to death during a pregnancy, we find small negative effects on birth outcomes. However, we find no evidence of adverse effects on adult outcomes. This suggests that, though there may be measurable effects on birth outcomes, acute psychological stressors during pregnancy have limited adverse consequences for the child's success in education and the labor market.