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The Consequences and Costs of Maternal Substance Abuse in New York City

Joyce, Theodore; Racine, Andrew; Mocan, Naci H. - 2021

We use a pooled time-series cross-section of live births in New York City between 1980 and 1989 to investigate the … conclude that illicit substance use was a major contributory factor in rapid rise of low birthweight among Blacks in New York … City in the latter part of the 1980s. The impact of prenatal illicit substance use on Whites and Hispanics is less …

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Co-movements of and Linkages Between National Stock Exchange (NSE) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Chadha, Neetu; Saxena, Sakshi - 2021

The financial markets have now become more closely interlinked in the world over than ever before despite the differences in risk perceptions of the markets or the country profiles. The dynamics of cross-country trade and payments have evolved to such an extent that the economic slowdown of a...

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Did Community Rating Induce an Adverse Selection Death Spiral? Evidencefrom New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut

Buchmueller, Thomas C.; DiNardo, John E. - 2021

Using data from the 1987 to 1996 March Current Population Surveys we find no evidence for the conventional wisdom' that the imposition of pure community rating leads to an adverse selection death spiral.' Specifically, the percentage of individuals in small groups covered by health insurance did...

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How Elastic is the Government'S Demand for Weapons?

Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2021

We attempt to make inferences about the elasticity of the government's demand for specific weapons by analyzing the statistical relationship between quantity and cost revisions across the population of major weapon systems, using data contained in the Pentagon's Selected Acquisition Reports. The...

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Cities and Warfare : The Impact of Terrorism on Urban Form

Glaeser, Edward L.; Shapiro, Jesse M. - 2021

What impact will terrorism have on America's cities? Historically, large-scale violence has impacted cities in three ways. First, concentrations of people have an advantage in defending themselves from attackers, making cities more appealing in times of violence. Second, cities often make...

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Gap between Perception and Satisfaction : Exploring Food Tourism in New York

Chatterjee, Sandeep; Suklabaidya, Paramita - 2021

Food is an essential part of any tourism activity. Most tourists are interested in experiencing local culture through its cuisine (WFTA, 2019). However, it is paramount that this food tourism experience is to the satisfaction of the tourists and helps in generating repeat business. The city of...

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Carrots, Sticks and Broken Windows

Corman, Hope; Mocan, Naci H. - 2021

, burglary and motor vehicle theft in New York City, using monthly time-series data spanning 1974-1999. Carrots are measured by … the unemployment rate and the real minimum wage; sticks are measured by felony arrests, police force and New York City …

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Local Governance, Pay Equity, and the Pandemic : Applying New York City Human Rights Law to Salary Negotiation

Tewari, Geeta - 2021

societal benefits. This Article applies New York City human rights law as a case study for how a local government may frame … salary negotiation as a human right. In 2016, the New York City Council amended the body of its human rights law to add a ban …

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"Location, Location, Location!" the Market for Vacant Urban Land : New York 1835-1900

Atack, Jeremy; Margo, Robert A. - 2021

We present new archival evidence on the price of vacant land in New York City between 1835 and 1900. Before the Civil … War, the price of land per square foot fell steeply with distance from New York's City Hall located in the central …

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Another Look at the New York City School Voucher Experiment

Krueger, Alan B.; Zhu, Pei - 2021

This paper reexamines data from the New York City school choice program, the largest and best implemented private …

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