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Are COVID Fatalities in the US Higher Than in the EU, and If So, Why?
Aparicio Fenoll, Ainoa; Grossbard, Shoshana - 2020
crisis and find that US states had more COVID-related deaths than EU countries. When taking account of demographic, economic ….3 % higher in a US state than in an EU country. The US/EU gap disappears when we take account of health-policy related factors … US fatalities measured either 50 or 100 days after the epidemic started in a nation/state. …
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Biology and Gender in the Labor Market
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2016
Can biology help us to better understand gender differences in labor market behavior and outcomes? This chapter reviews …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653114
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Writing Tips for Crafting Effective Economics Research Papers – 2023-2024 Edition
Nikolov, Plamen - 2023
This paper aims to provide insights for those who value careful, precise communication to draft effective economics papers. It is designed to be a helpful and convenient guide, which is divided into well-defined, thought-provoking sections.
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Subjective and objective indicators of racial progress
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2013
Progress in closing differences in many objective outcomes for blacks relative to whites has slowed, and even worsened, over the past three decades. However, over this period the racial gap in well-being has shrunk. In the early 1970s data revealed much lower levels of subjective well-being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293197
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Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure
Moffitt, Robert A.; Phelan, Brian J.; Winkler, Anne E. - 2015
In this study we provide a new examination of the incentive effects of welfare rules on family structure. Focusing on the AFDC and TANF programs, we first emphasize that the literature, by and large, has assumed that the rules of those programs make a key distinction between married women and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307340
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Healthy(?), Wealthy, and Wise: Birth Order and Adult Health
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2015
While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores, and earnings, the evidence for effects on health is more limited. This paper uses a large dataset on the population of Norway and focuses on the effect of birth order on a range...
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Childhood Homelessness and Adult Employment: The Role of Education, Incarceration, and Welfare Receipt
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Zhu, Anna - 2015
This paper analyzes the long-term consequences of children experiencing homelessness. Our primary goal is to assess the importance of the potential pathways linking childhood homelessness to adult employment. We use novel panel data that link survey and administrative data for a sample of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307477
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The Youngest Get the Pill: ADHD Misdiagnosis and the Production of Education in Germany
Schwandt, Hannes; Wuppermann, Amelie - 2015
developed countries but the causes underlying these high levels of ADHD remain highly controversial. Recent research for the U.S …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401635
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity
Diette, Timothy M.; Ribar, David C. - 2015
Violence and housing insecurity are horrible events that may be intertwined, with violence possibly forcing victims to abandon their accommodations and housing insecurity depriving people of the safety of a home or placing them in compromised circumstances. This study uses national, prospective,...
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Drought of Opportunities: Contemporaneous and Long-Term Impacts of Rainfall Shocks on Human Capital
Shah, Manisha; Millett Steinberg, Bryce - 2015
Higher wages are generally thought to increase human capital production, particularly in the developing world. We introduce a simple model of human capital production in which investments and time allocation differ by age. Using data on test scores and schooling from rural India, we show that...
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