Claudia Persico

American University

Assistant Professor

School of Public Affairs

Kerwin Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW

Washington, DC 20016

United States

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The Effects of Increased Pollution on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 03 May 2021
Claudia Persico and Kathryn R. Johnson
American University and American University
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air pollution, COVID-19, health, mortality

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The Effects of Local Industrial Pollution on Students and Schools

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2019
Claudia Persico and Joanna Venator
American University and University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Economics
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pollution, child health, education

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Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes

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Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2020
Claudia Persico
American University
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pollution, airborne toxics, child development, poverty, education

Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12965
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Feb 2020
Claudia Persico
American University
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air pollution, academic achievement, child health

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Deregulation in a Time of Pandemic: Does Pollution Increase Coronavirus Cases or Deaths?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13231
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 May 2020
Claudia Persico and Kathryn R. Johnson
American University and American University
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pollution, COVID-19, coronavirus, health, mortality

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The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms

NBER Working Paper No. w20847
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022
C. Kirabo Jackson, Rucker Johnson and Claudia Persico
Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and American University
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The Effect of School Finance Reforms on the Distribution of Spending, Academic Achievement, and Adult Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w20118
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 14 May 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
C. Kirabo Jackson, Rucker Johnson and Claudia Persico
Northwestern University, University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and American University
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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2019
Jennifer Heissel, Claudia Persico and David Simon
Naval Postgraduate School, American University and University of Connecticut
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Pollution, Motor Vehicles, Weather, Geographic Location, School Buildings, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Attendance, Climate, Environmental Influences

Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w25489
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Jennifer Heissel, Claudia Persico and David Simon
Naval Postgraduate School, American University and University of Connecticut
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Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12745
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 18 Nov 2019
Jennifer Heissel, Claudia Persico and David Simon
Naval Postgraduate School, American University and University of Connecticut
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air pollution, academic achievement, child health

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The Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13133
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Apr 2020
Ludovica Gazze, Claudia Persico and Sandra Spirovska
University of Warwick, American University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Assistant
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pollution, education, health, peers

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School Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education Identification

NBER Working Paper No. w25829
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 13 May 2019 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2022
Todd E. Elder, David N. Figlio, Scott A. Imberman and Claudia Persico
Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Michigan State University and American University
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Inequality Before Birth: The Developmental Consequences of Environmental Toxicants

NBER Working Paper No. w22263
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 02 May 2021
Claudia Persico, David N. Figlio and Jeffrey Roth
American University, Northwestern University and Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
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The Long-Run Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom

NBER Working Paper No. w28782
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2022
Ludovica Gazze, Claudia Persico and Sandra Spirovska
University of Warwick, American University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Assistant
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Air Quality and Suicide

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15087
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 19 May 2022
Claudia Persico and Dave E. Marcotte
American University and University of Maryland Baltimore County
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air pollution, suicide, health

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The Role of Neonatal Health in the Incidence of Childhood Disability

NBER Working Paper No. w25828
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 13 May 2019 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2022
Todd E. Elder, David N. Figlio, Scott A. Imberman and Claudia Persico
Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Michigan State University and American University
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