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Research Forum: Pre- and post-natal exposure to enviro. tobacco smoke and children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Fri, Jul 12
|Virtual Event
Join Dr. Elizabeth Forgione, MGS Provost and Instructor, on July 12th from 11:00 am - to 12:00 pm ET for the Research Forum: Pre- and Post-natal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills. The study will be shared, followed by a discussion.
Time & Location
Jul 12, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the Event
Join Dr. Elizabeth Forgione, MGS Provost and Instructor, on July 12th from 11:00 am - to 12:00 pm ET for the Research Forum: Pre- and Post-natal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills. The study will be shared, followed by a discussion.
ABSTRACT:
This study explores the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on the cognitive and non-cognitive skills of children. We account for an extensive set of controls and evaluate the robustness of the estimation results to omitted variable bias using the coefficient stability approach. Our results show that prenatal and postnatal exposure to ETS significantly increases the percentile scores of internalizing behavior problems (e.g., depression, anxiety), externalizing behavior problems (e.g., aggression, impulsivity), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 5-7. The early exposure to ETS also decreases percentile scores in standardized cognitive skills tests and school grades.
Kim, J. and Kim, T. (2024). Prenatal and postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and children's cognitive and noncognitive skills. Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 65 , pp.94-115. https://doi.org/10.15057/hje.2024005