The Role of Neonatal Health in the Incidence of Childhood Disability

Todd Elder, David Figlio, Scott Imberman and Claudia Persico

American Journal of Health Economics, 2020, vol. 6, issue 2, 216 - 250

Abstract: We use linked birth and education records for all children born in Florida between 1992 and 2002 to assess the effects of neonatal health on the identification of childhood disabilities. We find that several measures of neonatal health are associated with disability incidence, although birth weight plays the most empirically relevant role. Using large samples of siblings and twins, we find that infant health influences multiple measures of disability and grade repetition in school. The association between birth weight and disability holds throughout the distribution of birth weight and across a range of socioeconomic characteristics, including maternal education and race.

Date: 2020
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