Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216445 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13133
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Evidence shows that lead-exposed children are more disruptive and have lower achievement. However, we know less about how lead-exposed children affect the learning environment of their classroom peers. We estimate these spillover effects using new data on children's blood lead levels (BLLs) matched to all education data in North Carolina. We compare siblings who attend the same school, but whose school-grade cohorts differ in the proportion of children with elevated BLLs. We find that having more lead-exposed peers is associated with lower test scores and graduation rates, increased suspensions and dropping out of school, and a decrease in college intentions.
Subjects: 
pollution
education
health
peers
JEL: 
Q53
I24
I14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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