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immigration to the United States. We approach this study from two different dimensions to document some of the forces driving this … change in the sex-ratio. The first approach, focusing on changes between birth cohorts, demonstrates that immigration is …
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This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by examining a previously underappreciated consequence of the rise in obesity in the United States: challenges for military recruitment. Specifically, this paper estimates the percent...
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This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by examining a previously underappreciated consequence of the rise in obesity in the United States: challenges for military recruitment. Specifically, this paper estimates the percent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122957
In this paper, we explore the underlying explanations for the under financing of the U.S. Social Security pension system that has persisted since the late 1980s despite repeated calls for reform by the program's trustees and various advisory groups. Both micro and macro estimates of the cost...
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We revisit the cyclical nature of birth rates and infant health and investigate to what extent the relationship between aggregate labor market conditions and birth outcomes is mitigated by the consumption smoothing income assistance delivered through unemployment insurance (UI). We introduce a...
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In this article, we critically examine transformation and decline in US suburbs. We identify four distinct, chronological phases of development: suburban utopias, suburban conformity, suburban diversity, and suburban dichotomy. An element of this new suburban dichotomy is what we term suburban...
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This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for … immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native …-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration in the form of lower consumer prices, higher employer profits, and …
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Opponents of immigration often claim that immigrants, particularly those who are unauthorized, are more likely than U …
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immigration in the United States (using IPUMS Data), which the related literature has clearly neglected thus far despite long …
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studying how Mexican immigration to the US affected White Americans' attitudes and behaviors towards Black Americans. We … the theory, Mexican immigration improves Whites' racial attitudes, increases support for pro-Black government policies and …
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