Journal article
Alcohol Exposure In Utero and Child Academic Achievement
The Economic journal (London), Vol.124(576), pp.634-667
05/2014
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12144
PMCID: PMC4243528
PMID: 25431500
Abstract
We examine the effect of alcohol exposure
on child academic achievement. As well as studying the effect of
alcohol exposure, we investigate the effect of the
, and
of exposure. We use a genetic variant in the maternal alcohol-metabolism gene
as an instrument for alcohol exposure, whilst controlling for the child's genotype on the same variant. We show that the instrument is unrelated to an extensive range of maternal and paternal characteristics and behaviours. OLS regressions suggest an ambiguous association between alcohol exposure
and children's academic attainment, but there is a strong social gradient in maternal drinking, with mothers in higher socio-economic groups more likely to drink. In stark contrast to the OLS, the IV estimates show negative effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on child educational attainment. These results are very robust to an extensive set of model specifications. In addition, we show that that the effects are solely driven by the maternal genotype, with no impact of the child's genotype.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alcohol Exposure In Utero and Child Academic Achievement
- Creators
- Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder - University of York, Department of Economics and Related Studies, York, YO10 5DD, UKGeorge L Wehby - Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of IowaSarah Lewis - MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of BristolLuisa Zuccolo - MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Economic journal (London), Vol.124(576), pp.634-667
- Publisher
- England
- DOI
- 10.1111/ecoj.12144
- PMID
- 25431500
- PMCID
- PMC4243528
- ISSN
- 0013-0133
- eISSN
- 1468-0297
- Grant note
- G1002345 / Medical Research Council MC_PC_15018 / Medical Research Council MC_UU_12013/1 / Medical Research Council 102215 / Wellcome Trust R01 DE020895 / NIDCR NIH HHS G0902144 / Medical Research Council
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2014
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Health Management and Policy; Economics; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984064193202771
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