TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chang, Simon
AU  - Kan, Kamhon
        TI  - Do Good Carefully: The Long-Term Effects of DDT Exposure in Early Childhood on Education and Employment
        PY  - 2022/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15075
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15075
        AB  - For decades, the debate on using DDT to control malaria has focused on the balance between immediate public health gains and ecological costs, ignoring DDT's long-term harmful effects on humans. Using data from the large-scale indoor residual spraying of DDT that took place in Taiwan in the 1950s, we estimate the long-term effects of DDT exposure in early childhood on education and employment in adulthood. Our identification hinges on the unexpected extension of DDT spraying even after malaria had already been largely brought under control. Our finding shows that DDT exposure in early childhood is associated with less education and worse employment in adulthood. However, the dose-response curves are non-linear.
        KW  - DDT
KW  - endocrine-disrupting chemicals
KW  - malaria
KW  - human capital
KW  - Taiwan
        ER  -