Data and Code for: Estimating the Effects of Milk Inspections on Infant and Child Mortality, 1880-1910

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University; Kerwin Charles, Yale University; Michael McKelligott, University of Chicago; Daniel Rees, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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Project Citation: 

Anderson, D. Mark , Charles, Kerwin , McKelligott, Michael , and Rees, Daniel. Data and Code for: Estimating the Effects of Milk Inspections on Infant and Child Mortality, 1880-1910. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E159341V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In the mid-19th century, the urban milk supply in the United States was regularly skimmed or diluted with water, reducing its nutritional value.  At the urging of public health experts, cities across the country hired milk inspectors, who were tasked with collecting and analyzing milk samples with the goal of preventing adulteration and skimming.  Using city-level data for the period 1880-1910, we explore the effects of milk inspections on infant mortality and mortality among children under the age of 5.  Event-study estimates are small and statistically insignificant, providing little evidence of post-treatment reductions in either infant or child mortality.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      J10 Demographic Economics: General
      N31 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1880 – 1910


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