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Dealing with Imperfect Randomization : Inference for the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Shaikh, Azeem M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper considers the problem of making inferences about the effects of a program on multiple outcomes when the assignment of treatment status is imperfectly randomized. By imperfect randomization we mean that treatment status is reassigned after an initial randomization on the basis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447303
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Investing in Infants : The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families
Barr, Andrew C.; Eggleston, Jonathan; Smith, Alexander A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We provide new evidence that cash transfers following the birth of a first child can have large and long-lasting effects on that child's outcomes. We take advantage of the January 1 birthdate cutoff for U.S. child-related tax benefits, which results in families of otherwise similar children...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362027
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Effects of Restrictive Abortion Legislation on Cohort Mortality Evidence from 19th Century Law Variation
Lahey, Joanna; Wanamaker, Marianne H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Recent studies based on 20th century US data conclude that abortion access raises children's average socioeconomic … outcomes. We generalize a model of fertility, highlighting assumptions under which these abortion predictions can be reversed …. Using 19th century abortion restrictions, we empirically demonstrate these points. Despite a more than 5 percent increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334419
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How Costs Limit Contraceptive Use among Low-Income Women in the U.S : A Randomized Control Trial
Bailey, Martha J.; Lang, Vanessa Wanner; Prettyman, Alexa; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The Affordable Care Act eliminated cost-sharing for contraception for Americans with health insurance, but substantial cost sharing remains for uninsured individuals who seek care through Title X--a national family planning program that provides patient-centered, subsidized contraception and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322784
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Estimating Causal Effects of Fertility on Life Course Outcomes : Evidence Using A Dyadic Genetic Instrumental Variable Approach
Zheng, Boyan; Lu, Qiongshi; Fletcher, Jason - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The causal effects of fertility are a central focus in the social sciences, but the analysis is challenged by the endogeneity of fertility choices. Earlier work has proposed several "natural experiments" from twin births or gender composition of earlier births to assess whether having more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226152
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Methods for Measuring School Effectiveness
Angrist, Joshua D.; Hull, Peter; Walters, Christopher R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Many personal and policy decisions turn on perceptions of school effectiveness, defined here as the causal effect of attendance at a particular school or set of schools on student test scores and other outcomes. Widely-disseminated school ratings frameworks compare average student achievement...
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Shelter from the Storm : Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums
Galiani, Sebastian - 2013
Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay. We experimentally evaluate the impact of a housing project run by the NGO TECHO which provides …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459339
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Does the Delivery of Primary Health Care Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from the Rollout of Community Health Centers
Kose, Esra; O'Keefe, Siobhan M.; Rosales-Rueda, Maria - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Introduced as part of the War on Poverty, Community Health Centers (CHCs) deliver primary care to underserved populations by locating sliding-scale clinics in economically disadvantaged areas. We investigate how this policy affected infant health using the rollout of CHCs and a flexible event...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210075
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The "College Gap" in Marriage and Children's Family Structure
Kearney, Melissa Schettini - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
The share of children living in a two-parent family has declined sharply in the past 40 years, driven by a decline in marriage among parents without a four-year college degree. This paper presents a number of facts about these trends, drawing on US Census data, the Current Population Survey, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210106
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The Multigenerational Impact of Children and Childcare Policies
Karademir, Sencer; Laliberté, Jean-William P.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. We find that the arrival of a firstborn reduces employment and earnings of mothers and employment of grandmothers. Studying a...
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