Evidence from the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident: The Effect on Health, Education, and Labor Market Outcomes in Belarus

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作者：
Maksim Yemelyanau
Aliaksandr Amialchuk
Mir M. Ali
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[1] CERGE-EI,Department of Economics
[2] University of Toledo,Department of Economics
[3] University of Toledo & Office of Regulations,undefined
[4] Policy and Social Science,undefined
[5] Food & Drug Administration,undefined
来源：
Journal of Labor Research | 2012年 / 33卷
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Chernobyl; Belarus; Health; Education; Wage; Employment; I18; I20; Q53; J24;
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The Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986 had deleterious health consequences for the population of Belarus, especially for those who were children at the time of the disaster. Using the 2003–2008 waves of the Belarusian Household Survey of Income and Expenditure (BHSIE), we estimate the effect of radiation exposure on the health, education, and labor market outcomes among cohorts and areas affected by the accident, utilizing the nuclear accident as a natural experiment. We find that young individuals who came from the most contaminated areas had worse health, were less likely to hold university degrees, were less likely to be employed, and had lower wages compared to those who were older at the time of the accident and who came from less contaminated areas.
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