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Life after Lead: Effects of Early Interventions for Children Exposed to Lead

Author(s) -

Stephen B. Billings,

Kevin Schnepel

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american economic journal applied economics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.996

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1945-7782

pISSN - 1945-7790

DOI - 10.1257/app.20160056

Subject(s) - lead (geology) , psychological intervention , lead exposure , lead poisoning , intervention (counseling) , environmental health , public health , medicine , lead pollution , psychology , pollution , psychiatry , nursing , biology , cats , paleontology , ecology

Lead pollution is consistently linked to cognitive and behavioral impairments, yet little is known about the benefits of public health interventions for children exposed to lead. This paper estimates the long-term impacts of early-life interventions (e.g. lead remediation, nutritional assessment, medical evaluation, developmental surveillance, and public assistance referrals) recommended for lead-poisoned children. Using linked administrative data from Charlotte, NC, we compare outcomes for children who are similar across observable characteristics but differ in eligibility for intervention due to blood lead test results. We find that the negative outcomes previously associated with early-life exposure can largely be reversed by intervention.

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