Code for: Communication Barriers and Infant Health: Intergenerational Effects of Randomly Allocating Refugees Across Language Region
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Daniel Auer, Collegio Carlo Alberto & University of Mannheim; Johannes S. Kunz, Monash University
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Project Citation:
Auer, Daniel , and Kunz, Johannes S. Code for: Communication Barriers and Infant Health: Intergenerational Effects of Randomly Allocating Refugees Across Language Region. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-07-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E208374V1
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This repository provides the Stata code for the article "Communication Barriers and Infant Health: The Intergenerational Effect of Randomly Allocating
Refugees Across Language Regions," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
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This paper investigates the intergenerational effect of communication barriers on child health at birth. We study refugees in Switzerland who come from French- or Italian-speaking countries and who, upon arrival, are randomly allocated to different cantons, in which either German, French, or Italian is the dominant language. Children born to mothers who were exogenously allocated to a region whose dominant language matched their origin language are, on average, 72 grams (or 2.2%) heavier. Further analyses suggest that this effect is likely driven by information about health-related behavior and services. Co-ethnic networks, however, can partly compensate for communication barriers.
This paper investigates the intergenerational effect of communication barriers on child health at birth. We study refugees in Switzerland who come from French- or Italian-speaking countries and who, upon arrival, are randomly allocated to different cantons, in which either German, French, or Italian is the dominant language. Children born to mothers who were exogenously allocated to a region whose dominant language matched their origin language are, on average, 72 grams (or 2.2%) heavier. Further analyses suggest that this effect is likely driven by information about health-related behavior and services. Co-ethnic networks, however, can partly compensate for communication barriers.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Infant health;
language;
refugee allocation;
mother networks
JEL Classification:
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F22 International Migration
I12 Health Behavior
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
J62 Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
F22 International Migration
I12 Health Behavior
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
J62 Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
Geographic Coverage:
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Switzerland
Time Period(s):
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2010 – 2017
Universe:
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All refugees arriving in Switzerland matched with all birth records in the country and various auxiliary data (individual registries and aggregated country of origin and destination country information).
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