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Direct linkAlmond, Douglas; Edlund, Lena; Palme, Marten – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
Japanese atomic bomb survivors irradiated 8-25 weeks after ovulation subsequently suffered reduced IQ [Otake and Schull, 1998]. Whether these findings generalize to low doses (less than 10 mGy) has not been established. This paper exploits the natural experiment generated by the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986, which caused a spike in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prenatal Influences, Cognitive Ability, Academic Achievement
