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Biological differences between late 19th and early 20th century urban and rural residence
Carson, Scott Alan - 2020
Communities urbanize when the net benefits to urbanization exceed rural areas. Body mass, height, and weight are biological welfare measures that reflect the net difference between calories consumed and calories required for work and to withstand the physical environment. Across the United...
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The matching of STEM degree holders with STEM occupations in large metropolitan labor markets in the United States
Wright, Richard; Ellis, Mark; Townley, Matthew - In: Economic geography 93 (2017) 2, pp. 185-201
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Immigration and the health of U.S. black adults: Does country of origin matter?
Hamilton, Tod G.; Hummer, Robert A. - In: Social Science & Medicine 73 (2011) 10, pp. 1551-1560
Previous work suggests that regional variation in pre-migration exposure to racism and discrimination, measured by a region's racial composition, predicts differences in individual-level health among black immigrants to the United States. We exploit data on both region and country of birth for...
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Can reduced child support make joint custody bad for children? : the role of economic incentives in U.S. divorce law on child outcomes
Fernández-Kranz, Daniel; Roff, Jennifer; Sun, Hugette - 2018
This paper examines the effect of economic incentives generated by U.S. divorce and custody law on a range of child health and human capital measures. State laws vary widely in the treatment of child support under joint custody. While some states require no child support in joint custody cases,...
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From aliens to citizens : the political incorporation of immigrants
Bevelander, Pieter; Spång, Mikael - 2014
regard to the regulation of legal status, rights, opportunities, and acquisition of citizenship. We give examples of the … incorporation but also similarities to the regulation of access to residence, rights, and citizenship. We highlight changes in this …, and, finally, we address the expected effects on wider integration of citizenship acquisition. …
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Expedited citizenship for sale : estimating the effect of Executive Order 13269 on noncitizen military enlistments
Cunha, Jesse M.; Sullivan, Ryan; Can, Melih; … - In: Applied economics 46 (2014) 10/12, pp. 1291-1300
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From citizen's rights to civic responsibilities
Ronconi, Lucas - 2019
In less developed countries the state does not extends its legality homogenously. A share of the population suffers its absence or its illegal presence. In this article we argue that such irregular state intervention has more negative consequences that previously thought. Individuals who suffer...
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Match quality and divorce among naturalized U.S. citizens
Dziadula, Eva - In: Southern economic journal 89 (2022) 1, pp. 37-61
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Child maintenance and child poverty: A comparative analysis
Hakovirta, Mia - 2010
This article uses the Luxembourg Income Study datasets from circa 2004 to analyse the contribution child maintenance makes to the reduction of child poverty. The countries compared are Canada, UK, USA, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland representing countries with different child...
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Who's helping out? : support networks among American families
O'Connell, Martin (contributor) - 1988
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