The Long-Run Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom

Ludovica Gazze, Claudia Persico and Sandra Spirovska
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Ludovica Gazze: University of Warwick and CAGE
Sandra Spirovska: University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Abstract: Children exposed to pollutants like lead are more disruptive and have lower achievement. However, little is known about whether lead-exposed children affect the long-run outcomes of their peers. We estimate these spillover effects using new data on preschool blood lead levels (BLLs) matched to education data for all students in North Carolina public schools. We compare siblings whose school-grade cohorts differ in the proportion of children with elevated BLLs, holding constant school and peers’ demographics. Having more lead-exposed peers is associated with lower high-school graduation and SAT-taking rates and increased suspensions and absences. Peer effects are larger for same-gendered students.

Keywords: Lead Poisoning; Spillovers; Peer Effects; Human Capital JEL Classification: Q52; I14; I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: The Long-Run Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom (2024)
Working Paper: The Long-Run Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom (2021)
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