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Health disparities across education : the role of differential reporting error
Cawley, John H.; Choi, Anna - 2015
. This paper tests whether health disparities across education are to some extent due to differences in reporting error … across education. We test this hypothesis using data from the pooled National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES … stigmatized ones like smoking and obesity. Differential reporting error across education leads to underestimates of the true …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288528
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Zika virus prevalence, correlates and preventive behaviors : new evidence from survey data
Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Oliveira, … - 2017
Brazilian health authorities have recommended that pregnant women take meticulous precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and use contraceptive methods to postpone/delay pregnancies. In this article, we present new estimates on the Zika virus prevalence, its correlates and preventive behaviors in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011621433
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College choice allocation mechanisms : structural estimates and counterfactuals
Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Magnac, Thierry - 2014
We evaluate a simple allocation mechanism of students to majors at college entry that was commonly used in universities in Brazil in the 1990s and 2000s. Students first chose a single major and then took exams that select them in or out of the chosen major. The literature analyzing student...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418004
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The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
Cawley, John H.; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - 2012
have advocated increasing the time that elementary school children spend in physical education (PE) classes. However … spillovers to achievement test scores. -- obesity ; physical activity ; physical education ; children ; health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009581227
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The more the merrier? : The effect of family composition on children's education
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002239119
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Why the apple doesn't fall far : understanding intergenerational transmission of human capital
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001829198
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Rank effects in education : what do we know so far?
Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2022
In recent years there has been a plethora of empirical papers by economists concerning the effects of academic rank in school or college on subsequent outcomes of students. We review this recent literature, describing the difficult identification and measurement issues, the assumptions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168737