Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …

We study the effect of immigration of foreign-trained, registered nurses (RNs) on the employment and wages of US … similar association between an increase in supply and wages. …

, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can … supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … health. Using data on the entire universe of births in the US over 25 years, we find that an increase in the minimum wage is …

There have been relatively few evaluations of the effect of private insurance and Medicaid on infant health, and … results from previous studies are inconclusive. The objective of this study if to estimate the effect of private insurance … of insurance status. Our data consist of vital records that have been linked to hospital discharge records and Medicaid …

There have been relatively few evaluations of the effect of private insurance and Medicaid on infant health, and … results from previous studies are inconclusive. The objective of this study if to estimate the effect of private insurance … of insurance status. Our data consist of vital records that have been linked to hospital discharge records and Medicaid …