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Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
Daysal, N. Meltem; Evans, William N.; Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse - 2024
radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and …
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Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
Lin, Zhuoer; Chen, Xi - 2024
for 2.2-9.7% of the total variance in cognition after controlling for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, which declines to 2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015061890
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Air Pollution and Adult Cognition: Evidence from Brain Training
La Nauze, Andrea; Severnini, Edson R. - 2021
We exploit novel data from brain-training games to examine the impacts of air pollution on a comprehensive set of cognitive skills of adults. We find that exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) impairs adult cognitive function, and that these effects are largest for those in prime working age....
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Inequality during the early years: Child outcomes and readiness to learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States
Bradbury, Bruce; Corak, Miles; Waldfogel, Jane; … - 2011
This study of the emergence of inequality during the early years is based upon a comparative analysis of children at … Canada. Second, large differences in cognitive outcomes exist in all countries between children from disadvantaged … which children at the top of the SES distribution out-perform those in the middle. Third, disparities in social and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282315
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Childhood Health Shocks, Comparative Advantage, and Long-Term Outcomes: Evidence from the Last Danish Polio Epidemic
Gensowski, Miriam; Nielsen, Torben Heien; Nielsen, Nete Munk - 2018
occupational choices, which reflect their comparative advantage. We merge records on children hospitalized with poliomyelitis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931595
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Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition for Older Americans: The Importance of Educational Quality and Experiences
Lin, Zhuoer; Ye, Justin; Allore, Heather; Gill, Thomas M.; … - 2024
early-life circumstances are collectively and individually associated with racial disparities in late-life cognition … segregated schooling before college) is associated with 28.8%-39.7% of the racial disparities in cognition. Policies that improve … educational equity have the potential to reduce racial disparities in cognition into older ages. Clinicians may leverage early …
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Critical periods during childhood and adolescence: a study of adult height among immigrant siblings
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - 2009
We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277328
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The role of early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Deeg, Dorly J.H.; Lindeboom, … - 2010
Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such...
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Adverse Childhood Circumstances and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Lower Level or Faster Decline?
Lin, Zhuoer; Chen, Xi - 2021
We examine the long-term relationship between childhood circumstances and cognitive aging. In particular, we differentiate the level of cognitive deficit from the rate of cognitive decline. Applying a linear mixed-effect model to three waves of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surveys...
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Parental Disability and Teenagers' Time Allocation
Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2021
household children. However, if their father is disabled, boys spend more time on food preparation and cleanup. Boys living with …
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