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Immigration Enforcement and the Institutionalization of Elderly Americans

Almuhaisen, Abdulmohsen; Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; … - 2023

This paper examines the relationship between immigration enforcement and institutionalization rates of the elderly. Exploiting the staggered implementation of the Secure Communities (SC) immigration enforcement program across U.S. counties from 2008 through 2014, we show that SC led to a 0.26...

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The Growing Gap of Unmet Need: Assessing the Demand for, and Supply of, Home-Based Support for Older Adults with Disabilities in 31 Countries

Qian, Yuting; Chen, Shanquan; Lin, Zhuoer; Yu, Zexuan; … - 2023

Providing support to older people with disabilities will increasingly challenge care systems in all countries. Accurately gauging the unmet need is a first step in response. Disability is commonly measured by documenting people's capacity to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and...

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Time Spent Exercising and Obesity: An Application of Lewbel's Instrumental Variables Method

Courtemanche, Charles; Pinkston, Joshua C.; Stewart, Jay - 2020

This paper examines the role physical activity plays in determining body mass using data from the American Time Use Survey. Our work is the first to address the measurement error that arises when time use during a single day – rather than average daily time use over an extended period – is...

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Self-Control and Unhealthy Body Weight: The Role of Impulsivity and Restraint

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2022

We examine the relationship between trait self-control and body weight. Data from a population representative household survey reveal that limited self-control is strongly associated with both objective and subjective measures of unhealthy body weight. Those with limited self-control are...

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Can Financial Incentives Help People Trying to Establish New Habits? Experimental Evidence with New Gym Members

Carrera, Mariana; Royer, Heather; Stehr, Mark; Syndor, … - 2017

We conducted a randomized controlled trial testing the effect of modest incentives to attend the gym among new members of a fitness facility, a population that is already engaged in trying to change a health behavior. Our experiment randomized 836 new members of a private gym into a control...

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Healthy habits: The connection between diet, exercise, and locus of control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kassenböhmer, Sonja C.; … - 2012

This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their decisions to exercise regularly … are more likely to eat well and exercise regularly. This link cannot be explained by the extent to which they are future … diet and exercise. In contrast, women with an internal locus of control maintain healthy habits because they derive greater …

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Selection and Endogenous Treatment Models with Social Interactions: An Application to the Impact of Exercise on Self-Esteem

Lin, Zhongjian; Vella, Francis - 2021

employ our approach to examine the impact of an individual's frequency of exercise on her level of self esteem in a setting … where an individual's exercise frequency is treated as endogenous and is potentially influenced by her belief of her friends …' exercise frequency. …

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Healthy Habits: The Connection between Diet, Exercise, and Locus of Control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kassenboehmer, Sonja C.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

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Climate amenities, climate change, and American quality of life

Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - 2013

We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and 2000 Census data. We find that Americans favor an average daily temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, will pay more on the margin to avoid excess heat than cold, and are not...

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The Life-cycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program

García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; Leaf, Duncan Ermini - 2016

This paper estimates the long-term benefits from an influential early childhood program targeting disadvantaged families. The program was evaluated by random assignment and followed participants through their mid-30s. It has substantial beneficial impacts on health, children's future labor...

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