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To update economic estimates of the lifetime labor market benefits resulting from reduced environmental lead exposure in children using recent trends in returns to education and cognitive skills.

July 1, 1995Environmental ResearchOpen Access

Updated Estimates of Earnings Benefits from Reduced Exposure of Children to Environmental Lead

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DSDavid S. SalkeverUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Economic analysis reveals at least 50% higher lifetime earnings benefits from reduced childhood lead exposure, suggesting previous evaluations substantially underestimated health policies' value.

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To update economic estimates of the lifetime labor market benefits resulting from reduced environmental lead exposure in children using recent trends in returns to education and cognitive skills.
Analyzed longitudinal survey data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to evaluate labor market returns to cognitive ability and education.
Calculated revised earnings losses avoided per annual birth cohort attributable to lower childhood lead exposure.
Estimated that avoided earnings losses from reduced childhood lead exposure are at least 50% higher than prior calculations, representing an upward revision of $2.5 billion per annual birth cohort.
Observed that the percentage gains in lifetime earnings associated with reduced lead exposure are considerably larger for females than for males.

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David S. Salkever (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97b4d71a776067eb23a531 https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1995.1038

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Economic analysis reveals at least 50% higher lifetime earnings benefits from reduced childhood lead exposure, suggesting previous evaluations substantially underestimated health policies' value.

Updated Estimates of Earnings Benefits from Reduced Exposure of Children to Environmental Lead

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Updated Estimates of Earnings Benefits from Reduced Exposure of Children to Environmental Lead

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