income and parental education) remain good predictors of well-being over 50 years later. In terms of the proximal covariates …

and occupation at age 36-40, and pension income at age 71. Leveraging quasi-random variation in eligibility by birth date …, we find very substantial increases in employment (especially in the public sector) and income among women, alongside …

participation, and income. Cohorts born closer to Medicaid implementation and in states with higher pre-existing welfare … later. Total income does not change because earnings replace disability benefits. The government earns a discounted annual …

Income Tax Credit. Using tax-reform induced variation in the federal EITC, we examine the impact of the credit on infant … health outcomes. We find that increased EITC income reduces the incidence of low birth weight and increases mean birth weight …. For single low education (<= 12 years) mothers, a policy-induced treatment on the treated increase of $1000 in EITC income …

by the 1970 Clean Air Act amount to about $4,300 in lifetime income for the 1.5 million individuals born into these …

Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this study finds a strong income gradient in preventive … the income gradient among newly diagnosed children. Initial mismanagement of asthma by poor parents and/or the emergency …