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A Conversation with Ludovica Gazze - The Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom

    College of Liberal Arts

    Dr. Ludovica Gazze, Univerity of Warwick, will engage in conversation about the spillover effects of pollution. Evidence shows that lead-exposed children are more disruptive and have lower achievement. However, we know less about how lead-exposed children affect the learning environment of their classroom peers. We estimate these spillover effects using new data on children’s blood lead levels (BLLs) matched to all education data in North Carolina. We compare siblings who attend the same school, but whose school-grade cohorts differ in the proportion of children with elevated BLLs. We find that having more lead-exposed peers is associated with lower test scores and graduation rates, increased suspensions and dropping out of school, and a decrease in college intentions.

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    Created By: College of Liberal Arts, Economics
    Sponsors: Department of Economics
    Open To: Public
    Type: Lecture
    Tags: Economics // College of Liberal Arts // Liberal Arts Grad

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