When It Rains It Pours

• Tác giả: Achyuta Adhvaryu
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 551.57 Hydrometeorology
• Thông tin xuất bản: The MIT Press, 2019
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 303832
• Chủ đề: 1. COGNITIVE ABILITY; 2. FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION; 3. FETAL ORIGINS; 4. IODINE

Tóm tắt

 In 1924, The Morton Salt Company began nationwide distribution of iodine-fortified salt. Access to iodine, a key determinant of cognitive ability, rose sharply. We compare outcomes for cohorts exposed in utero with those of slightly older, unexposed cohorts, across states with high versus low baseline iodine deficiency. Income increased by 11%
  labor force participation rose 0.68 percentage points
  and full-time work went up 0.9 percentage points due to increased iodine availability. These impacts were largely driven by changes in the economic outcomes of young women. In later adulthood, both men and women had higher family incomes due to iodization.