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Title: Smartphones and child injuries

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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ISSN: 00472727

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.10.008

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Abstract: From 2005 to 2012, injuries to children under five increased by 10%, possibly because smartphones distract caregivers from supervising children. I exploit the expansion of AT&T's 3G network in both a difference-in-differences and a triple difference framework and find that hospitals experienced a 5% increase in emergency department visits for children ages 0–5, but none for children ages 6–10, after getting 3G. Age-specific injury patterns on playgrounds, from poisoning, and in sports further support the conclusion that smartphones distract caregivers.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272717301810

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Authors: Palsson, Craig

Periodical (Full): Journal of Public Economics

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Volume: 156

Pages: 200-213

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Other

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