Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
政治压力与出生结果
Political Stressors and Birth Outcomes
摘要
We study political shocks as in-utero stressors, specifically the unexpected result of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. We investigate this shock using an innovative linkage: Colorado voter registrations and birth certificates, matched by sex, year, and name. While we do not find an effect on birth outcomes, we do find increased stress-related behaviors in pregnancy for Democrats and reduced prenatal care adequacy for Democrats and Independents, relative to Republicans. This adds new evidence on the effects of two-sided stressors, uses a novel data linkage, and expands the new economics area of politics as a determinant of health.
中文摘要
我们研究政治冲击作为子宫内应激源，具体而言是2016年美国总统选举的意外结果。我们通过一项创新的数据链接来考察这一冲击：科罗拉多州选民登记记录与出生证明，按性别、年份和姓名进行匹配。虽然我们未发现对出生结果的影响，但我们确实发现，相对于共和党人，民主党人在孕期与压力相关的行为增加，且民主党人和独立人士的产前保健充分性降低。这为双向应激源的影响增添了新证据，采用了一种新颖的数据链接，并拓展了将政治作为健康决定因素这一新兴经济学领域。