Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/305657 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17215
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper studies the effects of mothers' long-term pre-conception exposure to local violence on birth outcomes. Using administrative data from Mexico and two different empirical strategies, our results indicate that mothers' long-term exposure to local violence prior to conception has detrimental effects on infant health at birth. The results suggest that loss of women's human capital and deterioration of mental health are potential underlying mechanisms behind the adverse effects, highlighting intergenerational consequences of exposure to local violence. Our findings shed light on the welfare implications of local violence that are not captured in in-utero exposure to violence.
Subjects: 
birth outcomes
local violence
pre-conception
maternal stress
JEL: 
J13
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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