The Siren Song of Cicadas : Early-Life Pesticide Exposure and Later-Life Male Mortality

This paper studies the long-term effects of in-utero and early-life exposure to pesticide use on adulthood and old-age longevity. We use the cyclical emergence of cicadas in the eastern half of the United States as a shock that raises the pesticide use among tree crop growing farmlands. We implement...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of environmental economics and management. - 1984. - 123(2024) vom: 15. Jan.
1. Verfasser: Fletcher, Jason (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Noghanibehambari, Hamid
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of environmental economics and management
Schlagworte:Journal Article Agrichemicals Early-Life Exposures Fetal Development Historical Data I18 J18 Longevity Mortality Pesticide mehr... Q15 Q18 Q53