Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/338285 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11260
Version Description: 
This Version: October 2025
Publisher: 
Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research - CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
This paper examines the impact of early-life radiation exposure on adult fertility using a dynamic difference-in-differences approach. Analyzing 18 cohorts of women born between 1976 and 1993 in Italian municipalities, we utilize a radiation exposure indicator and administrative datasets on hospitalizations (2004-2016) and birth certificates (2002-2019). Findings show increased rates of thyroid complications and cancer among women exposed in utero or up to five years old, along with higher incidences of spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. Finally, municipalities with high agricultural employment experienced more severe fallout effects, while political beliefs did not significantly influence adherence to protective measures.
Subjects: 
fertility
radiation exposure
public health
health behaviors
JEL: 
I10
Q53
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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