Universal infant health interventions and young adult outcomes
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Universal infant health interventions and young adult outcomes. / Wust, Miriam; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Osler, Merete; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.
I: Health Economics, Bind 27, Nr. 8, 2018, s. 1319-1324.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Universal infant health interventions and young adult outcomes
AU - Wust, Miriam
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Osler, Merete
AU - Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Three recent studies have documented short- and long-run benefits of early-infancy health interventions in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: Universal nurse home visiting (NHV) and well-baby center care decreased infant mortality and positively impacted long-run survival (DK, S), morbidity (DK, N), and educational and labor market outcomes (N). Using Danish conscription data, this paper examines intermediate outcomes to assess both potential mechanisms and the importance of selective survival for the long-run health effects of NHV. We do not find strong effects of NHV for young adult's height or obesity status, but we find that NHV increases treated individuals' probability of emigration. As emigrants in our sample are positively selected and as they are not part of the samples used in long-run analyses, this finding suggests that the established long-run health benefits of NHV may be lower bounds.
AB - Three recent studies have documented short- and long-run benefits of early-infancy health interventions in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: Universal nurse home visiting (NHV) and well-baby center care decreased infant mortality and positively impacted long-run survival (DK, S), morbidity (DK, N), and educational and labor market outcomes (N). Using Danish conscription data, this paper examines intermediate outcomes to assess both potential mechanisms and the importance of selective survival for the long-run health effects of NHV. We do not find strong effects of NHV for young adult's height or obesity status, but we find that NHV increases treated individuals' probability of emigration. As emigrants in our sample are positively selected and as they are not part of the samples used in long-run analyses, this finding suggests that the established long-run health benefits of NHV may be lower bounds.
KW - conscription data
KW - early interventions
KW - nurse home visiting
KW - selective survival
U2 - 10.1002/hec.3771
DO - 10.1002/hec.3771
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29766619
VL - 27
SP - 1319
EP - 1324
JO - Health Economics
JF - Health Economics
SN - 1057-9230
IS - 8
ER -
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