Research
Projects
China
We have a team of researchers studying the relationships between ambient air pollution and birth and early developmental outcomes for children and considers how risk is mitigated or amplified for different population groups in China.
India
Our current projects in India, are related to the large number of school aged children and investigating heterogeneous immediate and persistent effects of floods on schools, teachers, and learning in rural communities.
Comparative
The Climate Risk, Pollution, and Childhood Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries project advances & disseminates scientific knowledge about global childhood inequalities related to climate hazards & extreme air pollution.
Papers & Presentations
- Liu, Xiaoying, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2022. “Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China.” Social Science Research, February, 102691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102691, University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2021-60.
- Liu, Xiaoying, Huazhang Miao, Jere R. Behrman, Emily Hannum, Zhijiang Liang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2022. “The Asian Games, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes in South China: An Instrumental Variable Approach.” Economics & Human Biology 44 (January): 101078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101078, University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2021-72.
- Policy Brief: Darova, Ornella (Policy Brief Preparer). “Policy Brief: The Asian Games, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes in South China.” Penn Development Research Initiative PDRI-4. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. https://pdri.upenn.edu/policy_brief/pdri-policy-brief-4-the-asian-games-air-pollution-and-birth-outcomes-in-south-china/.
Updates coming soon…
- 2023 September Presentation: Climate Change & Childhood Inequalities in Low & Middle Income Countries