gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in …Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 - 2002, we assess whether family … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families. …

rapidly raising productivity while making workers redundant. This paper explores the evidence for this view among the IT …-using U.S. manufacturing industries. There is some limited support for more rapid productivity growth in IT … expectations, is that output contracts in IT-intensive industries relative to the rest of manufacturing. Productivity increases …

Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity by distorting production choices. Firms … of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of … and productivity. Drawing on establishment-level data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturers and the Longitudinal …