Family Ruptures, Stress, and the Mental Health of the Next Generation: Comment

Brett Matsumoto ()

American Economic Review, 2018, vol. 108, issue 4-5, 1253-55

Abstract: The empirical methodology used by Persson and Rossin-Slater (2018) to estimate the causal effect of in utero exposure to stress contains a potentially significant flaw. They define the control group in a way that may bias their causal estimates and can lead to the finding of a significant relationship when there is none. In this note, I describe the source of the bias and suggest an alternative specification of the control group.

JEL-codes: I12 J12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.20161124
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