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dc.titleThe Effect of Violence on Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Homicides in Rural Brazil
dc.contributor.authorManacorda, Marco
dc.contributor.authorKoppensteiner, Martin Foureaux
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2013-09-20T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2013-06-28T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses microdata from Brazilian vital statistics natality and mortality data between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence -measured by homicide rates- on birth outcomes. Focusing on small communities, where it is more plausible that local homicide rates reflect actual exposure to violence, the analysis shows that exposure to violence during pregnancy leads to deterioration in birth outcomes: one extra homicide during the first trimester of pregnancy increases the probability of low birthweight by around 6 percent. Results are particularly pronounced among children of poorly educated mothers, implying that violence compounds the disadvantage that these children already suffer as a result of their households¿ lower socioeconomic status.
dc.format.extent32
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011492
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Effect-of-Violence-on-Birth-Outcomes-Evidence-from-Homicides-in-Rural-Brazil.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCitizen Security and Crime Prevention
dc.subjectYouth and Children
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subject.jelcodeI12 - Health Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeJ88 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsBirthweight, Cost of crime, Prenatal stress
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1198
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