MONEY TRANSFER AND BIRTH WEIGHT: EVIDENCE FROM THE ALASKA PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND
MONEY TRANSFER AND BIRTH WEIGHT: EVIDENCE FROM THE ALASKA PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND
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DOI：
10.1111/ecin.12235
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Kim, Beomsoo
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作者：
Chung, Wankyo;Ha, Hyungserk;Kim, Beomsoo
收入与健康之间的正相关关系已得到充分证实。然而，因果关系的方向仍然不清楚：经济资源是否影响健康，或反之亦然？利用一个新的外源性收入变化的来源，本研究探讨了阿拉斯加永久基金股息（APFD）对新生儿的健康结果的影响。结果表明，收入对出生体重有显著的正向影响，但影响不大。我们发现，额外的1，000美元（2011年美元为2，331美元）使出生体重增加17.7 g，并大大降低了低出生体重的可能性（样本平均值下降约14%）。此外，受教育程度较低的母亲的收入影响更大。根据样本中的妊娠-体重曲线，由于APFD导致的妊娠增加最多可以解释34%-57%的测量体重增加，尽管我们无法检查所有潜在的机制。(JEL I10、I18、I12）
The positive relationship between income and health is well established. However, the direction of causality remains unclear: do economic resources influence health, or vice versa? Exploiting a new source of exogenous income variation, this study examines the impact of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (APFD) on newborns' health outcomes. The results show that income has a significantly positive, but modest effect on birth weight. We find that an additional $1,000 ($2,331 in 2011 dollars) increases birth weight by 17.7 g and substantially decreases the likelihood of a low birth weight (a decrease of around 14% of the sample mean). Furthermore, the income effect is higher for less-educated mothers. Based on a gestation-weight profile in the sample, increased gestation owing to the APFD could explain a maximum of 34%-57% of the measured weight increase, although we are unable to examine all the potential mechanisms. (JEL I10, I18, I12)