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ERIC #:	ED529781
Title:	Fasting during Pregnancy and Children's Academic Performance. CEE DP 134
Authors:	Almond, Douglas; Mazumder, Bhashkar; van Ewijk, Reyn
Descriptors:	Foreign Countries; Pregnancy; Eating Habits; Islam; Muslims; Children; Scores; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Intervention; Child Health; Longitudinal Studies; Prenatal Influences; Prenatal Care; Developing Nations; Cost Effectiveness; Public Policy; Investment; Educational Policy; Educational Development; Child Development; Asians; White Students; Comparative Analysis; Latin Americans; Immigrants; Cognitive Development; Research Methodology; Robustness (Statistics); Statistical Significance; Census Figures; Measurement Techniques
Source:	Centre for the Economics of Education
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Publisher:	Centre for the Economics of Education. London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Tel: +44-20-7955-7673; Fax: +44-20-7955-7595; e-mail: cee@lse.ac.uk; Web site: http://cee.lse.ac.uk
Publication Date:	2012-01-00
Pages:	32
Pub Types:	Reports - Research
Abstract:	We consider the effects of daytime fasting by pregnant women during the lunar month of Ramadan on their children's test scores at age seven. Using English register data, we find that scores are 0.05 to 0.08 standard deviations lower for Pakistani and Bangladeshi students exposed to Ramadan in early pregnancy. These estimates are downward biased to the extent that Ramadan is not universally observed. We conclude that the effects of prenatal investments on test scores are comparable to many conventional educational interventions but are likely to be more cost effective and less subject to "fade out". (Contains 3 tables, 6 figures and 17 footnotes.)
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Reference Count:	34

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Identifiers:	England
Record Type:	Non-Journal
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Institutions:	London School of Economics & Political Science, Centre for the Economics of Education
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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