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Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings committed by minors. Whether these laws actually decrease youth gun violence, however, is an unanswered question. Using data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports for...
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paper, we identify the causal effect of child care subsidies on child development by exploiting geographic variation in the … estimates suggest that children receiving subsidized care in the year before kindergarten score lower on tests of cognitive … time children reach the end of third grade. Our results point to an unintended consequence of a child care subsidy regime …
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. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest …
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care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the … that subsidized children are more likely to receive intense exposure to low-quality child care …
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the short and long term for parents, children, and society at large. This paper examines the causal link between teen age …
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We find that maltreatment approximately doubles the probability of engaging in many types of crime. Low SES children …
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exposure to malnutrition may not only hamper the cognitive development of children subject to such conditions, but it may also … administered by the Danish Ministry of Education. Our results indicate that fetal exposure to Ramadan has a negative impact on the … concentrated on the children with low socioeconomic status (SES) background. These results indicate that fetal insults such as …
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parental and child well-being. Although the effects of child care subsidies on maternal employment and child development have … care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behavior. We pay particular attention to distinguishing the roles of residential and non-residential, biological fathers as well as stepfathers. Using...
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receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location … care subsidies on children's weight outcomes. Our instrumental variables estimates suggest that subsidized child care leads … to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children …
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