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Effects of the minimum wage on infant health
Wehby, George; Dave, Dhaval; Kaestner, Robert - 2016
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 …, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can …
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Effects of weight on children's educational achievement
Kaestner, Robert; Grossman, Michael - 2008
"In this paper, we investigate the association between weight and children's educational achievement, as measured by scores on Peabody Individual Achievement Tests in math and reading, and grade attainment. Data for the study came from the 1979 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth...
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Re-examining the effects of medicaid expansions for pregnant women
Dave, Dhaval; Decker, Sandra Lynn; Kaestner, Robert; … - 2008
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Medicare part D and its effect on the use of prescription drugs, use of other health care services and health of the elderly
Kaestner, Robert; Khan, Nasreen - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003972551
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The effects of maternal employment on child injuries and infectious disease
Gordon, Rachel A.; Kaestner, Robert; Korenman, Sanders - In: Demography : a publication of the Population … 44 (2007) 2, pp. 307-333
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Health and health insurance trajectories of Mexicans in the US
Kaushal, Neeraj; Kaestner, Robert - 2010
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Effects of weight on children's educational achievement
Kaestner, Robert; Grossman, Michael - In: Economics of education review 28 (2009) 6, pp. 651-661
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Effects of weight on adolescent educational attainment
Kaestner, Robert; Grossman, Michael; Yarnoff, Benjamin - In: Economic aspects of obesity, (pp. 283-313). 2011
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Does Medicaid coverage for pregnant women affect prenatal health behaviors?
Dave, Dhaval; Kaestner, Robert; Wehby, George L. - 2015
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Effects of the minimum wage on infant health
Wehby, George; Dave, Dhaval; Kaestner, Robert - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516464