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Session

Health and climate risks
Location: Auditorium A: Victor D. Norman
Session Chair: Daniela Miteva, The Ohio State University

Presentation 2

Fallout and fertility: Chernobyl's legacy and the role of compliance with public protection measures

Matilde Giaccherini^1,3, Joanna Kopinska²

1: Mercatorum University, Italy; 2: Sapienza University; 3: CESifo

Discussant: Daniele Rinaldo (University of Exeter)

This paper examines how early-life radiation exposure affects adult fertility. Employing a dynamic difference-in-differences approach, we analyze 18 cohorts of women born between 1976 and 1993 across Italian municipalities. We construct a radiation exposure indicator at the municipality level and we combine it with comprehensive administrative datasets covering all hospitalizations from 2004 to 2016 and birth certificates from 2002 to 2019. This allows us to investigate the impact of early-life and childhood radiation exposure on the incidence of thyroid complications, radiation-related cancers, spontaneous abortions, and stillbirths among individuals aged 20 to 40. Our findings reveal increased rates of thyroid complications and cancer among women who were in utero or up to five years old during the fallout. Additionally, those exposed at a young age show higher incidences of spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. Finally, using historical census and election data, we find that municipalities with high agricultural employment, where self-produced food was prevalent, experienced more severe fallout effects. However, our analysis reveals no significant impact of political beliefs on adherence to protective measures during the fallout or on the resulting health consequences.