Prescribed burning is used for reducing future wildfire risk; however, it creates smoke, which can affect human health. Using newly available high‐frequency daily data (2015–2017) on PM2.5 specifically attributed to smoke from prescribed burns in Georgia, USA, this analysis investigates infant health externalities connected to these burns. Cumulatively, over an average pregnancy, smoke from prescribed burns is associated with a 1.02 percentage point increase in instances of low birth weight and prematurity, each. For every $1 spent on prescribed burning, $0.43–$2.46 in state‐wide low birth weight and prematurity hospitalization costs are created. Various robustness and specification checks are performed. (JEL Q23, Q53, Q51, I18, J13)

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处方烧伤，烟尘暴露和婴儿健康

规定的燃烧用于减少未来的野火风险；但是，它会产生烟雾，从而影响人体健康。利用美国佐治亚州新近获得的有关PM2.5的高频每日数据（2015-2017年），该数据专门归因于规定的烧伤烟雾，该研究调查了与这些烧伤相关的婴儿健康外部性。累积地，在平均怀孕期间，在低出生体重和早产的情况下，规定的烧伤引起的烟尘增加1.02个百分点。在州范围内，每花1美元用于处方燃烧，就会产生0.43–2.46美元的全州低出生体重和早产儿住院费用。执行各种健壮性和规格检查。（ JEL Q23，Q53，Q51，I18，J13）