Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions

Author:

Daysal N. Meltem1,Simonsen Marianne2,Trandafir Mircea3,Breining Sanni4

Affiliation:

1. University of Copenhagen, CEBI, and IZA

2. Aarhus University and IZA

3. University of Southern Denmark and IZA

4. Ramboll Management Consulting

Abstract

Abstract We investigate the effects of early-life medical treatments on the treated children and their families. We use a regression discontinuity design that exploits changes in medical treatments across the very low birth weight (VLBW) cutoff. Using administrative data from Denmark, we establish that VLBW children have better health and higher test scores. We find that these benefits spill over to other family members: mothers enjoy better mental health, and siblings have higher test scores. Maternal mental health improvements seem to be driven by better focal child health and sibling spillovers by improved interactions within the family and parental compensating behavior.

Publisher

MIT Press - Journals

Subject

Economics and Econometrics,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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