When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States

In 1924, The Morton Salt Company began nationwide distribution of iodine-fortified salt. Access to iodine, a key determinant of cognitive ability, rose sharply. We compare outcomes for cohorts exposed in utero with those of slightly older, unexposed cohorts, across states with high versus low baseli...

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Main Authors:	Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Bednar, Steven, Molina, Teresa, Nguyen, Quynh, Nyshadham, Anant
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The MIT Press 2019
Subjects:	FETAL ORIGINS IODINE COGNITIVE ABILITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31273

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spelling	okr-10986-312732021-05-25T10:54:36Z When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States Adhvaryu, Achyuta Bednar, Steven Molina, Teresa Nguyen, Quynh Nyshadham, Anant FETAL ORIGINS IODINE COGNITIVE ABILITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION In 1924, The Morton Salt Company began nationwide distribution of iodine-fortified salt. Access to iodine, a key determinant of cognitive ability, rose sharply. We compare outcomes for cohorts exposed in utero with those of slightly older, unexposed cohorts, across states with high versus low baseline iodine deficiency. Income increased by 11%; labor force participation rose 0.68 percentage points; and full-time work went up 0.9 percentage points due to increased iodine availability. These impacts were largely driven by changes in the economic outcomes of young women. In later adulthood, both men and women had higher family incomes due to iodization. 2019-02-13T21:29:50Z 2019-02-13T21:29:50Z 2019 Journal Article Review of Economics and Statistics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31273 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank The MIT Press Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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spellingShingle	FETAL ORIGINS IODINE COGNITIVE ABILITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Adhvaryu, Achyuta Bednar, Steven Molina, Teresa Nguyen, Quynh Nyshadham, Anant When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
description	In 1924, The Morton Salt Company began nationwide distribution of iodine-fortified salt. Access to iodine, a key determinant of cognitive ability, rose sharply. We compare outcomes for cohorts exposed in utero with those of slightly older, unexposed cohorts, across states with high versus low baseline iodine deficiency. Income increased by 11%; labor force participation rose 0.68 percentage points; and full-time work went up 0.9 percentage points due to increased iodine availability. These impacts were largely driven by changes in the economic outcomes of young women. In later adulthood, both men and women had higher family incomes due to iodization.
format	Journal Article
author	Adhvaryu, Achyuta Bednar, Steven Molina, Teresa Nguyen, Quynh Nyshadham, Anant
author_facet	Adhvaryu, Achyuta Bednar, Steven Molina, Teresa Nguyen, Quynh Nyshadham, Anant
author_sort	Adhvaryu, Achyuta
title	When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
title_short	When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
title_full	When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
title_fullStr	When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
title_full_unstemmed	When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States
title_sort	when it rains it pours : the long-run economic impacts of salt iodization in the united states
publisher	The MIT Press
publishDate	2019
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31273
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When It Rains It Pours : The Long-run Economic Impacts of Salt Iodization in the United States

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