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not by parents, most of whom were already working. Beneficiary children saw sustained gains in height-for-age and weight …This study examines the impact of publicly provided daycare for children aged 0-3 on outcomes of children and their … used a lottery to assign children to limited public daycare openings. Winning the lottery translated to a 34 percent …
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The benefits and costs of resource extraction are currently being hotly debated in the case of unconventional natural gas development (commonly known as "fracking"). Colorado provides a unique research environment to study the health impacts of conventional and unconventional forms of oil and...
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-monotonically with parental income, and that children of parents in the top ventile of the income distribution have higher rates of low … monotonically with income, and infants of parents in the top ventile of the income distribution---who have the worst birth outcomes … records with parental income from Internal Revenue Service tax records and the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics file …
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children's vaccinations in the most remote areas from the closest health facility. Despite this improvement, we find that … children …
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Lead exposure has detrimental effects on fertility, infants, children, and adults. Despite the success in removing lead …, extensive research links elevated blood lead levels in children to academic and behavioral outcomes, but more limited attention …
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Previous research in the US has found negative health effects of contamination when it triggers regulatory violations. An important question is whether levels of contamination that do not trigger a health-based violation impact health. We study the impact of drinking water contamination in...
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relationship between income and child development in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Treated mothers and children experienced large … explanatory factor for the poor translation of increases in income into child growth in India …
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While state incarceration policies have received much attention in research on the causes of mass incarceration in the U.S., their roles in shaping population health and health disparities remain largely unknown. We examine the impacts of two signature state incarceration policies adopted during...
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, led to significant terror and disruptions in daily life over a three-week period. We compare birth outcomes of children …
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have children with fathers of other ethnic groups but were more likely to receive prenatal care, invest in education, and …
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