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Family Ruptures, Stress, and the Mental Health of the Next Generation

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Persson, Petra, Rossin-Slater, Maya·2018·American Economic Review
DOI 10.1257/aer.20141406
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This paper studies how in utero exposure to maternal stress from family ruptures affects later mental health. We find that prenatal exposure to the death of a maternal relative increases take-up of ADHD medications during childhood and anti-anxiety and depression medications in adulthood. Further, family ruptures during pregnancy depress birth outcomes and raise the risk of perinatal complications necessitating hospitalization. Our results suggest large welfare gains from preventing fetal stress from family ruptures and possibly from economically induced stressors such as unemployment. They further suggest that greater stress exposure among the poor may partially explain the intergenerational persistence of poverty. (JEL I12, J12, J13)

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Authors
Persson, P., & Rossin-Slater, M.
Venue
American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2018-04-01
Volume
108
Issue
4-5
Pages
1214-1252
ISSN
0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/aer.20141406
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W2354657987
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289
References
15
FWCI
24.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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