Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences …. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory experiments has been much slower in the social sciences …, although during the last two decades, the use of lab experiments has accelerated. Nonetheless, there remains considerable …

, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of …

an integrated developmental approach to child and adult health that considers the costs and benefits of interventions … over the life cycle. We suggest policies to promote child health which are currently outside the boundaries of conventional …

mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys which were … detrimental long-term effects on health which are not compensated by a normal social environment later in life …

This paper forecasts the life-cycle treatment effects on health of a high-quality early childhood program. Our …

different levels of schooling on health, health-related behaviors, and labor market outcomes. We develop an approach that is a … shaping educational choices and labor market and health outcomes. We improve on LATE by identifying the groups affected by …

This paper examines the long-term impacts on health and healthy behaviors of two of the oldest and most widely cited U … early life interventions for promoting health …