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Almlund, Mathilde - 2011

This paper explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of preferences, constraints, and information. Evidence is...

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The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children

Heckman, James J.; Masterov, Dimitriy V. - 2021

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Cognitive Impairment and Prevalence of Memory-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Older Adults

Qian, Yuting; Chen, Xi; Tang, Diwen; Kelley, Amy; Li, Jing - 2021

Cognitive impairment creates significant challenges to health and well-being of the fast-growing aging population. Early recognition of cognitive impairment may confer important advantages, allowing for diagnosis and appropriate treatment, education, psychosocial support, and improved...

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Childhood Circumstances and Health Inequality in Old Age : Comparative Evidence from China and the United States

Chen, Xi - 2020

evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two … Life History Mail Survey (LHMS) in the USA, to quantify health inequality due to childhood circumstances for which they …-16 percent and 14-30 percent of health inequality in old age in China and the USA, respectively. Specifically, the contribution …

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Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Physical Disability and Social Support Among U.S. Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Living Alone, 2000 2018

Chen, Shanquan; Zhang, Huanyu; Underwood, Benjamin; … - 2023

Informal care is a primary source of support for older adults with cognitive impairment but is less available to those who live alone. We leverage the U.S. Health and Retirement Survey 2000-2018 to examine trends in the prevalence of physical disability and social support among older adults with...

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Blowin' in the Wind of an Invisible Killer : Long-Term Exposure to Ozone and Respiratory Mortality in the United States

Liu, Ziheng; Chen, Xi; Lu, Qinan - 2023

In light of the low public awareness of ozone pollution and the potential health threats posed by long-term ozone exposure, this study estimates the causal effect of long-term ozone exposure on respiratory mortality. By employing an instrumental variable based on the long-distance transmission...

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