claudiapersico.bsky.social
Associate Prof at American University SPA (formerly UW-Madison), NBER & IZA studying environmental, health & ed policy. PhD from Northwestern U. Thoughts are my own.
👤 Joined on 21 September 2023
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@claudiapersico.bsky.socialA shocking 44% of all US K12 schools are located within a 1 mile distance from a known environmental hazard (Superfund, brownfield, or Toxic Release Inventory facility). Work by @claudiapersico.bsky.social & many others documents clear negative effects on health and learning at this distance. /2
Show PostKnowing that mental health distress has a physical cause and is likely fleeting can really help, IMO bsky.app/profile/clau...
Show PostA huge thank-you to our incredible Education Finance and Policy editors, Li Feng & Cassandra Hart, for three years of outstanding leadership, hard work, and support! 🎉
Show PostWhen studying children whose gestation period happened within 1 mile of industrial toxins, SPA Prof. @claudiapersico.bsky.social found they experience large, persistent setbacks across education, earnings, & health compared to siblings not exposed to the toxins. Read: bit.ly/4wa68Z6
Show PostFINALLY someone examines measurement error in these exposure measures. THANK YOU.
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