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Violence and birth outcomes : evidence from homicides in Brazil
Koppensteiner, Martin; Manacorda, Marco - 2015
This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence - measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011286512
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Growing in the womb : the effect of seismic activity on fetal growth
Álvarez, Rocío; Chirkova, Serafima; Romero, J. Gabriel - 2018
We study how prenatal maternal stress, caused by sustained seismic activity, affects birth outcomes in Chile during the period 2011-2015. A mother-fixed-effect model together with the spatiotemporal variation of earthquakes in Chile allow us to deal with identification issues that have obscured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914067
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Subjective expectations and demand for contraception
Miller, Grant; Paula, Áureo de; Valente, Christine - 2021
’ fertility preferences with women’s, and correcting women’s beliefs about pregnancy risk absent contraception have the potential …
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The economic consequences of family policies : lessons from a century of legislation
Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2017
at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596290
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Can financial incentives reduce the baby gap? : evidence from a reform in maternity leave benefits
Raute, Anna - 2018
In this paper, I assess whether earnings-dependent maternity leave positively impacts fertility and narrows the baby … a differences-in-differences design, I estimate the causal impact of the reform on fertility for up to 5 years. In … addition to demonstrating an up to 23% increase in the fertility of tertiary-educated women, I find a positive, statistically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932529
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Helping families help themselves? : the (un)intended impacts of a digital parenting program
Amaral, Sofia; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Domínguez, Patricio; … - 2022
Parenting practices play a crucial role in child development. We evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of child maltreatment in El Salvador. Drawing on the prior success of in-person interventions, we study...
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¿Ayudar a las familias a ayudarse a sí mismas? : Efectos (in)deseados de un programa digital de crianza
Amaral, Sofia; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Domínguez, Patricio; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495683
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The effect of in-service teacher training on student learning of english as a second language
Bando Grana, Rosangela; Li, Xia - 2014
In-service teacher training aims to improve the supply of public education. A randomized experiment was conducted in Mexico to test whether teacher training could increase teacher efficiency in public secondary schools. After seven and a half months of exposure to a trained teacher, students...
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Shelter from the storm : upgrading housing infrastructure in Latin American slums
Galiani, Sebastián; Gertler, Paul J.; Cooper, Ryan; … - 2014
This paper provides empirical evidence on the causal effects that upgrading slum dwellings has on the living conditions of the extremely poor. In particular, we study the impact of providing better houses in situ to slum dwellers in El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay. We experimentally evaluate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011286661
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Boys’ cognitive skill formation and physical growth : long-term experimental evidence on critical ages for early childhood interventions
Barham, Tania Catherine Jane; Macours, Karen; Maluccio, … - 2013
The effects of early life circumstances on cognitive skill formation are important for later human capital development, labor market outcomes and well-being. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that the first 1,000 days are the critical window for both cognitive skill formation and physical...
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