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The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites

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  • Claudia Persico
  • David Figlio
  • Jeffrey Roth

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We use population-level data on all Florida children born between 1994 and 2002 to examine the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants from a Superfund (toxic waste) site. We compare siblings who faced different toxic exposures during gestation because of Superfund site cleanup (or, in other specifications, because of a family move). Children exposed to toxic waste while gestating have substantially worse cognitive and behavioral outcomes than do their unaffected siblings. These results are much larger than what would have been predicted were the effects of Superfund site exposure operating solely through standard measures of birth outcomes.

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  • Claudia Persico & David Figlio & Jeffrey Roth, 2020. "The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 38(4), pages 1055-1097.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jlabec:doi:10.1086/706807
    DOI: 10.1086/706807
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    1. Justin Marion & Jeremy West, 2024. "Socioeconomic Disparities in Privatized Pollution Remediation: Evidence from Toxic Chemical Spills," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 16(3), pages 219-249, July.
    2. Pham, Linh & Roach, Travis, 2023. "Particulate pollution and learning," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    3. Chen, Yulong, 2024. "Early exposure to air pollution and cognitive development later in life: Evidence from China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).

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