Early Life Health Conditions and Racial Gaps in Education

Briana Ballis ()
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Briana Ballis: University of California, Merced

No 2024-016, Working Papers from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group

Abstract: Racial disparities in infant health conditions have persisted for decades. However, there is surprisingly limited evidence regarding the long-term consequences of these disparities. Using novel linked administrative data from Texas and the shift to Medicaid Managed Care (MMC), I show that MMC-driven declines in infant health worsened cognitive and noncognitive outcomes for Black children, while MMC-driven enhancements in infant health improved noncognitive outcomes and educational attainment for Hispanics. Effects concentrate in low-value added districts for either demographic, suggesting that the long run impacts of changes to early life health conditions are more pronounced in less effective schools for one’s demographic.

Keywords: racial disparities; infant health; Medicaid; Medicaid Managed Care; MMC; early life health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I21 I24 I32 I38 J13 J15 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-08
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