Does Prenatal WIC Participation Improve Child Outcomes?

Anna V. Chorniy, Janet Currie and Lyudmyla Sonchak

No 24691, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Large literatures document positive effects of WIC on birth outcomes, and separately connect health at birth and future outcomes. But little research investigates the link between prenatal WIC participation and childhood outcomes. We explore this question using a unique data set from South Carolina which links administrative birth, Medicaid, and education records. We find that relative to their siblings, prenatal WIC participants have a lower incidence of ADHD and other common childhood mental health conditions and of grade repetition. These findings demonstrate that a “WIC start” results in persistent improvements in child outcomes across a range of domains.

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Date: 2018-06
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Published as Anna Chorniy & Janet Currie & Lyudmyla Sonchak, 2020. "Does Prenatal WIC Participation Improve Child Outcomes?," American Journal of Health Economics, vol 6(2), pages 169-198.

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