The Impacts of Temperature Shocks on Birth Weight in Vietnam

Kien Le and My Nguyen

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Abstract: This paper investigates the extent to which in-utero exposure to temperature shocks affects birth weight outcomes in Vietnam. Exploiting the variations across districts and conception timing within districts, we show that a one standard deviation increase in temperature relative to the local norm (approximately 0.52 degree Celsius) during the first trimester of pregnancy reduces the child’s weight at birth by 67 grams or 2.2%. Our heterogeneity analysis suggests that infants living in rural areas, born to poor and low-educated mothers are especially vulnerable to temperature shocks.

Keywords: Temperature; Birth Weight; Intergenerational Effects; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 J13 O15 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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