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Hurricanes, Flood Risk and the Economic Adaptation of Businesses
Indaco, Agustín - 2019
This paper argues that increases in perceived flood risk entail a negative and persistent shock to local economic … suffered damage, along with higher exit rates. The persistence of the effects is consistent with an upward revision of flood …-risk beliefs triggered by the hurricane. These findings suggest that businesses are adapting to the higher flood-risk environment …
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In-Work Poverty in the United States
Marx, Ive - 2017
In-work poverty became a prominent policy issue in the United States long before the term itself acquired any meaning … much in-work poverty is there in the United States? How does the US compare to other rich democracies? Has America's in …-work poverty rate changed over time? Who are the in-work poor? What are the main drivers of levels and changes in in-work poverty …
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The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children
Heckman, James J.; Masterov, Dimitriy V. - 2021
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The Effects of Living Wage Laws on Low-Wage Workers and Low-Income Families : What Do We Know Now?
Neumark, David - 2013
in urban poverty …
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The Effect of Public Insurance Expansions on Substance Use Disorder Treatment : Evidence from the Affordable Care Act
Maclean, Johanna Catherine - 2017
We examine the early effects of U.S. state Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment utilization. We couple administrative data on admissions to specialty SUD treatment and prescriptions for medications used to treat SUDs in outpatient...
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Does Universal Preschool Hit the Target? Program Access and Preschool Impacts
Cascio, Elizabeth - 2017
Despite substantial interest in preschool as a means of narrowing the achievement gap, little is known about how particular program attributes might influence the achievement gains of disadvantaged preschoolers. This paper uses survey data on a recent cohort to explore the mediating influence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961277
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Hitting Where it Hurts Most : Covid-19 and Low-Income Urban College Students
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2020
Using administrative data merged with a rich student survey collected during the summer of 2020, we document the immediate and short-term educational, financial, and personal burdens of New York city's low-income public university students during the COVID-19 pandemic, the closing of college...
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Multifaceted Aid for Low-Income Students and College Outcomes : Evidence from North Carolina
Clotfelter, Charles T. - 2017
We study the evolution of a campus-based aid program for low-income students that began with grant-heavy financial aid and later added a suite of non-financial supports. We find little to no evidence that program eligibility during the early years (2004–2006), in which students received...
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The Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-Being
Kim, Seonghoon - 2019
This study analyzes the effects of the 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on the subjective well-being of individuals in the United States. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find that the expansion has significantly improved the overall life satisfaction of...
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How Effective are Matching Schemes in Enticing Low-Income Earners to Save More for Retirement? Evidence from a National Scheme
Chan, Marc K.; Polidano, Cain; Vu, Ha; Wilkins, Roger; … - 2021
Concerns over the adequacy of low and middle-income earner contributions to retirement plans have led governments to introduce targeted matching schemes. In this study, we examine the effects of a simple and generous Australian scheme using administrative tax-filer data, exploiting longitudinal...
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