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Natural Experiment Evidence on the Effect of Migration on Blood Pressure and Hypertension
Gibson, John; Stillman, Steven; McKenzie, David; … - 2010
to where wages are higher. But the effect of this migration on health is less clear and existing evidence is ambiguous … unsuccessful applicants to a migration lottery to experimentally estimate the impact of migration on measured blood pressure and … to migration. We use various econometric estimators to form bounds on the treatment effects since there appears to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532862
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Natural Experiment Evidence on the Effect of Migration on Blood Pressure and Hypertension
Gibson, John; Stillman, Steven; McKenzie, David Mckenzie; … - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
to where wages are higher. But the effect of this migration on health is less clear and existing evidence is ambiguous … unsuccessful applicants to a migration lottery to experimentally estimate the impact of migration on measured blood pressure and … to migration. We use various econometric estimators to form bounds on the treatment effects since there appears to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317963
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Field and Natural Experiments in Migration
McKenzie, David; Yang, Dean - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533016
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Forced Migration and Mortality
Bauer, Thomas K.; Giesecke, Matthias; Janisch, Laura M. - 2017
We examine the long-run effects of forced migration from Eastern Europe into post-war Germany. Existing evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532839
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Do School Lunch Subsidies Change the Dietary Patterns of Children from Low- Income Households?
Howard, Larry; Prakash, Nishith - 2011
This article examines the effects of school lunch subsidies provided through the meanstested component of the National School Lunch Program on the dietary patterns of children age 10- to 13 yr in the USA. Analyzing data on 5,140 public school children in 5th grade during spring 2004, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533025
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The effects of sun intensity during pregnancy and in the first 12 months of life on childhood obesity
Dustmann, Christian; Schoenberg, Uta; Sandner, Malte - 2022
Obesity not only leads to immense medical costs associated with treating obesity-related illness but is also associated with lower employment prospects and earnings. This study shows that sunshine-induced vitamin D may have a preventive effect on obesity for children. It investigates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533068
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Do School Lunch Subsidies Change the Dietary Patterns of Children from Low- Income Households?
Howard, Larry; Prakash, Nishith - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2011
This article examines the effects of school lunch subsidies provided through the meanstested component of the National School Lunch Program on the dietary patterns of children age 10- to 13 yr in the USA. Analyzing data on 5,140 public school children in 5th grade during spring 2004, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317981
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Ethnic differentials on the labor market in the presence of asymmetric spatial sorting: Set identification and estimation
Rathelot, Roland - 2014
This paper aims to isolate the ethnic gap on the labor market that can be attributed to ethnicity and not to differences in individual characteristics or residential location. Controlling for residential location is important as ethnic minorities often live in distressed neighborhoods. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533141
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Ethnic differentials on the labor market in the presence of asymmetric spatial sorting: Set identification and estimation
Rathelot, Roland - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2014
This paper aims to isolate the ethnic gap on the labor market that can be attributed to ethnicity and not to differences in individual characteristics or residential location. Controlling for residential location is important as ethnic minorities often live in distressed neighborhoods. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895133
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Do Boys Benefit from Male Teachers in Elementary School? Evidence from Administrative Panel Data
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533105