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Lasting Impact on Health from Natural Disasters, Potential Mechanisms and Mitigating Effects
Dhamija, Gaurav; Sen, Gitanjali - 2021
Exposure to extreme shocks in early life is found to have lasting impact in adulthood. Exploiting the variation in exposure measured by age and intensity of earthquake, we evaluate the impact of a 7.7 MW earthquake in Gujarat, India, on the health stock of children who were in utero or below...
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Effects of Prenatal Care on Birth Outcomes : Reconciling a Messy Literature
Corman, Hope - 2018
Research on the effects of prenatal care on birth outcomes has produced a patchwork of findings that are not easily summarized. Studies have used varying definitions of prenatal care, leading to estimates that are difficult to compare. The identification of causal effects is particularly...
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Does Quebec's subsidized child care policy give boys and girls an equal start?
Kottelenberg, Michael J.; Lehrer, Steven F. - 2017
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Effects of maternal work incentives on adolescent social behaviors
Dave, Dhaval; Corman, Hope; Kalil, Ariel; … - 2019
use among both boys and girls, with generally larger effects for boys (e.g., approximately 6% for boys compared to 4% for … behaviors examined. (2) Welfare reform led to a decrease in volunteering among girls. (3) Welfare reform led to increases in … skipping school, damaging property, and getting into fights among boys. (4) Welfare reform led to increases in smoking and drug …
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Six-country survey on COVID-19
Belot, Michèle; Choi, Syngjoo; Jamison, Julian C.; … - 2020
This paper presents a new data set collected on representative samples across 6 countries: China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, the UK and the four largest states in the US. The information collected relates to work and living situations, income, behavior (such as social-distancing, hand-washing...
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Air pollution and infant mortality : evidence from the expansion of natural gas infrastructure
Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - 2013
One of the consequences of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the developing world has been deterioration in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing countries, environmental regulations are rare and the...
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Impacts of Match 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Accident in Japan
Bachev, Hrabrin - 2014
On March 11, 2011 the strongest recorded in Japan earthquake occurred which triggered a powerful tsunami and caused a nuclear accident in the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Plant Station. The triple 2011 disaster has had immense impacts on people life, health and property, social infrastructure and...
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Covid-19: the impact on the economy and policy responses : a review
Fang, Hanming - 2021
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is far-reaching. In this paper, we selectively review the rapidly growing literature with a focus on (1) the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market, both in terms of overall employment and in terms of work-from-home arrangements; (2) how COVID-19 may impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500435
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Six-Country Survey on Covid-19
Belot, Michele - 2020
This paper presents a new data set collected on representative samples across 6 countries: China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, the UK and the four largest states in the US. The information collected relates to work and living situations, income, behavior (such as social-distancing, hand-washing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012834526
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Chapter 61 Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit
Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; Kremer, Michael - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3895-3962). 2007
This paper is a practical guide (a toolkit) for researchers, students and practitioners wishing to introduce randomization as part of a research design in the field. It first covers the rationale for the use of randomization, as a solution to selection bias and a partial solution to publication...
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