The impacts of air pollution on low birth weight

Seonyeong Cho, Chung Ki Lee, Beomsoo Kim

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    Abstract

    This study examines the impacts of air pollution on low birth weight by considering overtime variation in Korea in early 2000, when some parts of Korea experienced huge drop in air pollution due to regulation. The mother's exposure to ozone level above 0.12 ppm per hour during the first trimester increased the probability of low birth weight by 0.4 percentage point (0.08% of the sample mean). Exposure to carbon monoxide or sulphur dioxide (SO2) during the third trimester also led to a significant but modest increase in the probability of low birth weight.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)208-212
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied Economics Letters
    Volume20
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • Air pollution
    • Low birth weight
    • Maternal health

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Economics and Econometrics

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