The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight

Rita Dias Pereira; Niels Rietveld; Hans van Kippersluis

doi:10.3368/jhr.1020-11266R2

The Interplay between Maternal Smoking and Genes in Offspring Birth Weight

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Abstract

It is well-established that birth weight is affected by the child’s genetic endowments and maternal smoking during pregnancy. Here, we investigate whether an interaction between genetic endowments and maternal smoking on birth weight exists. We instrument the maternal smoking decision with a genetic variant (rs1051730) located in the nicotine receptor gene CHRNA3 and deal with the underreporting of maternal smoking by using a biomarker of nicotine collected during pregnancy. We confirm that genetic endowments and maternal smoking negatively affect the child’s birth weight. However, we do not find evidence of meaningful interactions between genetic endowments and maternal smoking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	400-433
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of Human Resources
Volume	60
Issue number	2
Early online date	5 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1020-11266R2
Publication status	Published - 2025

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JEL Codes: I100 Health: General; I140 Health and Inequality

© 2022 by The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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