We studied the effect of marijuana liberalization policies on perinatal health with a multiperiod difference … health. MMLs had no significant effect on maternal substance use disorder hospitalizations nor on newborn health and fairly …

We estimate the effect of illicit drug use during pregnancy on low birth weight. We use data from a national …

We examine the extent to which infant health production functions are sensitive to model specification and measurement …-standard covariates (NSCs), input reporting, and characterization of infant health. The TUVs represent wantedness, taste for risky … behavior, and maternal health endowment. The NSCs include father and family structure characteristics. We estimate effects of …

We examine the extent to which infant health production functions are sensitive to model specification and measurement …-standard covariates (NSCs), input reporting, and characterization of infant health. The TUVs represent wantedness, taste for risky … behavior, and maternal health endowment. The NSCs include father and family structure characteristics. We estimate effects of …

We estimate the effect of illicit drug use during pregnancy on low birth weight. We use data from a national …

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 … meaningful and plausible. We also find evidence of an increase in prenatal care use and a decline in smoking during pregnancy …