The Impact of the Flint Water Crisis on Fertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10968102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Grossman (0000-0002-6878-6201, West Virginia University, corresponding author), Daniel S Grossman (Department of Economics, West Virginia University, 1601 University Avenue, 411 College of Business and Economics, Morgantown, WV 26506-6025, USA), David J G Slusky (University of Kansas), David Slusky (0000-0001-8626-5189, University of Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2005-2031 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-019-00831-0 |
| PMID | 31808102 |
| OpenAlex | W2994273259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 76 |
Flint switched its public water source in April 2014, increasing exposure to lead and other contaminants. We compare the change in the fertility rate and in health at birth in Flint before and after the water switch to the changes in other cities in Michigan. We find that Flint fertility rates decreased by 12 % and that overall health at birth decreased. This effect on health at birth is a function of two countervailing mechanisms: (1) negative selection of less healthy embryos and fetuses not surviving (raising the average health of survivors), and (2) those who survived being scarred (decreasing average health). We untangle this to find a net of selection scarring effect of 5.4 % decrease in birth weight. Because of long-term effects of in utero exposure, these effects are likely lower bounds on the overall effects of this exposure
Biology · Birth rate · Birth weight · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Fetus · In utero · Live birth · Low birth weight · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · Research methodology · Total fertility rate · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
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| Citations per year | 3.38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |