Beyond Nature and Nurture

IF 5.3 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Resources Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI:10.3368/jhr.0220-10720r4

Wei Huang, Xiaoyan Lei, Guangjun Shen, Ang Sun

引用次数: 83

Abstract

The impact of maternal education on child health has been well documented. Using the variations in exposure to China’s Compulsory Schooling Law (CSL), we find that education induced a lower incidence of teenage pregnancy and a higher likelihood of induced abortion following prenatal checkups. A back-of-the-envelope calculation shows that these channels could explain 45% of the birth defect decline induced by the CSL. The findings suggest that in countries where abortions are allowed, maternal education improves child health by decreasing pregnancy at an immature age and selection against abnormal/unhealthy fetuses.

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摘要:孕产妇教育对儿童健康的影响已有文献记载。利用中国义务教育法(CSL)曝光的差异，我们发现教育导致少女怀孕的发生率较低，产前检查后人工流产的可能性较高。一个粗略的计算表明，这些通道可以解释45%由CSL引起的出生缺陷下降。调查结果表明，在允许堕胎的国家，产妇教育通过减少未成熟年龄怀孕和选择不正常/不健康胎儿来改善儿童健康。

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Journal of Human Resources Multiple-

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

1.90%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.