approximately doubles the probability of engaging in many types of crime. Low SES children are both more likely to be mistreated and …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a widely used program. Previous … research shows that WIC improves birth outcomes, but evidence about impacts on children and families is limited. We use a … regression discontinuity leveraging an age five when children become ineligible for WIC and examine nutritional and laboratory …

, led to significant terror and disruptions in daily life over a three-week period. We compare birth outcomes of children …

We ask how competition influences the prescribing practices of physicians. Law changes granting nurse practitioners … variation in competition. In response, we find that general practice physicians (GPs) significantly increase their prescribing … of controlled substances such as opioids and controlled anti-anxiety medications. GPs also increase their co-prescribing …