The Long-Run Effects of Cesarean Sections

Ana Costa-Ramón, Mika Kortelainen, Ana Rodríguez-González and Lauri Sääksvuori

Journal of Human Resources, 2022, vol. 57, issue 6, 2048-2085

Abstract: We analyze the long-term effects of potentially avoidable cesarean sections on children’s health. Using Finnish administrative data, we document that physicians perform more unplanned C-sections during their regular working hours on days that precede a weekend or public holiday and use this exogenous variation as an instrument for C-sections. We supplement our instrumental variables results with a differences-in-differences estimation strategy that exploits variation in birth mode within sibling pairs and across families. Our results suggest that avoidable, unplanned C-sections increase the risk of asthma, but do not affect other immune-mediated disorders previously associated with C-sections.

JEL-codes: I12 J10 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.58.2.0719-10334R1
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