Family Income and Birth Weight

Esther Toledano (), Noam Zussman (), Roni Frish () and Daniel Gottleib ()
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Esther Toledano: National Insurance Institute
Noam Zussman: Bank of Israel
Roni Frish: Bank of Israel
Daniel Gottleib: National Insurance Institute, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

No 2010.17, Bank of Israel Working Papers from Bank of Israel

Abstract: Previous research has shown that low birth weights have negative effects on outcomes throughout life. Using administrative data from the Israeli Ministry of Health and the Israeli National Insurance Institute, this study examines the relationship between family income and singletons' birth weights in Israel during 1995-2007. Raw data display a positive correlation between parents' socioeconomic characteristics, including income, and their children's birth weights. However, examining the effect of exogenous changes in family income – such as variations in the amount of child allowances – on birth weights (including for the same mother) reveals that the causal relationship is for the most part statistically insignificant. Even when a statistically significant causal relationship is detected, it is weak, and according to the literature would have no effect on outcomes throughout the life.

Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2010-12
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