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Early-life Exposure to the Great Depression and Long-term Health …

WEBUsing state-year-level variation from the Great Depression we show that adverse economic conditions experienced in early life are associated with worse labor …

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The Impact of Health on Labor Supply Near Retirement

WEBEstimates of how health affects employment vary considerably. We assess how different methods and health measures impact estimates of the impact of health on …

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The Health Consequences of Retirement Journal of Human …

WEBThis paper examines the impact of retirement on individuals’ health. Declines in health commonly compel workers to retire, so the challenge is to disentangle the …

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In Sickness and in Health: Interaction Effects of State and Federal

WEBWe study the interaction of state and federal dependent health insurance mandates on young adult marriages. Using a new dataset on state-level mandates, we …

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The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Health over the Life-Course

WEBUsing data from the PSID, across the life course SES impacts future health outcomes, although the primary influence is education and not an individual’s financial …

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The Effect of Child Health Insurance Access on Schooling: Evidence …

WEBAlthough a sizable literature analyzes the effects of public health insurance programs on short-run health outcomes, little prior work has examined their long-term …

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The Effect of Food Stamps on Children’s Health: Evidence from

WEBThe Food Stamp program is currently one of the largest safety net programs in the United States and is especially important for families with children. The existing …

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To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by …

WEBRising reports of suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents have led to the recognition of a youth mental health crisis. However, reported rates can be …

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Health Insurance, Medical Care, and Health Outcomes

WEBPrescription drug coverage creates a change in medical care consumption, beyond standard moral hazard, arising both from the differential cost-sharing and the …

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The Long-Term Effects of Early Life Medicaid Coverage

WEBIn this study, we evaluate how an expansion of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and infants affected the adult outcomes of individuals who gained …

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Social Interventions, Health, and Well-Being Journal of Human …

WEBWe analyze the long-run and intergenerational effects of a large-scale school building project (INPRES) that took place in Indonesia between 1974 and 1979. …

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The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health

WEBThis work examines a schooling expansion in Romania that increased educational attainment for successive cohorts born between 1945 and 1950. We use a …

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Health and Retirement Journal of Human Resources

WEBThe choice of a retirement date is one of the most important decisions facing older workers. It is a decision that will affect their economic well-being for the remainder …

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Child Mental Health, Family Circumstance, and Long-Term Success

WEBThe estimated effects are slightly stronger for treated children who experienced fewer mental health symptoms before the transfers began at ages 16 and …

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Child Mental Health, Family Circumstance, and Long-Term …

WEBFamily circumstance is increasingly linked to both the incidence of mental health and behavioral problems and the likelihood that children receive treatment for these issues …

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Relative Deprivation, Poor Health Habits, and Mortality

WEBUsing individual-level data on males from the 1988–91 National Health Interview Survey Multiple Cause of Death Files, we examine the impact of relative …

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Beyond Nature and Nurture Journal of Human Resources

WEBThe impact of maternal education on child health has been well documented. Using the variations in exposure to China’s Compulsory Schooling Law (CSL), we find …

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“There She Is, Your Ideal” Journal of Human Resources

WEBWe provide novel evidence on the role of negative social comparisons in population health behaviors by exploiting variation in Miss America and Miss USA …

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Health, Wealth, and the Role of Institutions Journal of Human …

WEBA positive relationship between socioeconomic status and health has been observed over many populations and many time periods. One of the factors mediating …

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Improving Mental Health of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle …

WEBThis study provides causal evidence on the impact of life skills programming on the mental health of adolescent girls aged 10–19 in three distinct low- and middle …

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The child health impacts of coal Journal of Human Resources

WEBWhat are the health and human capital consequences of the developing world’s coal power expansion? Using variation in coal plant capacity within place across …

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