Understanding How Low Levels of Early Lead Exposure Affect Children’s Life Trajectories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10172828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Grönqvist (0009-0006-6956-1617, Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy), J Peter Nilsson (Stockholm University), Per-Olof Robling (Stockholm University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 3376-3433 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/708725 |
| OpenAlex | W3007243183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 61 |
We study the impact of lead exposure from birth to adulthood and provide evidence on the mechanisms producing these effects. Following 800,000 children differentially exposed to the phaseout of leaded gasoline in Sweden, we find that even a low exposure affects long-run outcomes, that boys are more affected, and that changes in noncognitive skills explain a sizeable share of the impact on crime and human capital. The effects are greater above exposure thresholds still relevant for the general population, and reductions in exposure equivalent to the magnitude of the recent redefinition of elevated blood lead levels can increase earnings by 4
Affect (linguistics · Biology · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Environmental health · Human capital · Lead (geology · Lead exposure · Population · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 3,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |