Influence of Parents' Unemployment on the Health of Newborn Babies

Kohara, Miki; Ohtake, Fumio

OSIPP Discussion Paper, 2012, DP-2012-E-003

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タイトル
Influence of Parents' Unemployment on the Health of Newborn Babies
著者
NRID
1000080304046 1000080304046
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mkohara mkohara
Scopus Author ID
7006747197 7006747197
著者名
Kohara, Miki
NRID
1000050176913 1000050176913
ORCID
0000-0002-8825-7446 0000-0002-8825-7446
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ohtake ohtake
Scopus Author ID
6701666319 6701666319
著者名
Ohtake, Fumio
キーワード等
unemployment
low birth‐weight
panel data
Japan
抄録
Recent research has shown that low‐income households have a higher probability of babies being born underweight, which is an indicator of poor health. The causes and effects of the weights of newborn babies need to be analyzed in Japan, where the proportion of low‐weight babies is extremely high relative to the other OECD countries. In this paper, we use panel data by prefecture to analyze the influence of market labor conditions on the weights of newborn babies in Japan. Controlling for heterogeneity among prefectures and years as random effects, we first show that high unemployment rates among parents do reduce the weights of newborn babies. However, our analysis does not confirm the influence of poverty and low income on the weights of newborn babies. Unemployment of parents may hamper the health of a baby for reasons other than financial difficulties.
出版者
Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
収録物名
OSIPP Discussion Paper
巻(号)
DP-2012-E-003
刊行年月
2012-03
言語
英語
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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/23371
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http://www.osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp/archives/DP/2012/DP2012E003.pdf
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ディスカッション／ワーキング・ペーパー DP/WP
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