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among white children and older parents. We also find support for the existence of an unanticipated gender … differently to daughters than to sons. We draw from 15 years of data from the Health Survey for England, which contains records of … clinically measured weight and height of a representative sample of English children. Our findings are consistent with the …
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We estimate and decompose family income-related inequality in child health in the US and analyze its dynamics using the … income-related health mobility index recently introduced by Allanson et al., 2010. Data come from the 1997, 2002, and 2007 … income-related child health inequality remains stable from early childhood into adolescence. The main factor underlying …
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with regard to mothers’ mental health. Overall, there is evidence that mothers placing their children in formal day care … concerned with how mothers’ mental and physical health is affected by whether they place their child in formal day care or not … indicate that mothers are in a worse physical condition if their children attend formal care, whereas no such effect is found …
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and birth outcomes in forecasting child health (as indicated by height and weight), child behavioral problems, and a child …
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We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, we conduct a correspondence test in the youth labour market. In line with theoretical expectations, we find that, compared to natives, candidates with a...
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We conduct a field experiment in a controlled work environment to investigate the effect of motivational talk and its …
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randomized natural field experiment embedded in an existing labor market reactivation program to examine the effect of a self …
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We conduct a field experiment to examine whether the deterrent effect of law enforcement can be strengthened by making …
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We conduct a field experiment in a naturally occurring labor environment and track whether the performance of workers …
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We conduct a large-scale field experiment in the German labor market to investigate how information provision affects … job seekers' employment prospects and labor market outcomes. Individuals assigned to the treatment group of our experiment …
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