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No.
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Author(s)
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Title
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JEL Class.
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12118
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Luciana
Méndez-Errico
Xavier
Ramos
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Selection and Educational Attainment: Why Some Children Are Left Behind? Evidence from a Middle-Income Country
We model schooling as a sequential process and examine why some children are left behind. We focus on the factors that explain selection at early stages of the education system. Our findings for ...
(published in: Education Economics, 2022, 30 (6), 624-643)
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I20, I24, J13, J15, J24
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12117
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Todd
Pugatch
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Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change
Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective ...
(published in: World Development, 2019, 117, 172-182)
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I15, J10, O13
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12116
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Peter
Haan
Anna
Hammerschmid
Julia
Schmieder
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Mortality in Midlife for Subgroups in Germany
Case and Deaton (2015) document that, since 1998, midlife mortality rates are increasing for white non-Hispanics in the US. This trend is driven by deaths from drug overdoses, suicides, and ...
(published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2019, 14, 100182)
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I10, I14, J11
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12115
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Rui
Wang
Xi
Chen
Xun
Li
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Something in the Pipe: Flint Water Crisis and Health at Birth
Flint changed its public water source in 2014, causing severe water contamination. We estimate the effect of in utero exposure to polluted water on health at birth using the recent Flint water crisis ...
(published as 'Something in the pipe: the Flint water crisis and health at birth' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2022, 35, 1723–1749)
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I14, I18, Q53, Q58
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12113
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Uwe
Jirjahn
Jens
Mohrenweiser
Stephen
C.
Smith
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Works Councils and Workplace Health Promotion in Germany
From a theoretical viewpoint, there can be market failures resulting in an underprovision of occupational health and safety. Works councils may help mitigate these failures. Using establishment data ...
(revised version published in: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2022, 43 (3), 1059-1094)
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I18, J28, J50, J81
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12112
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Luis
Serratos-Sotelo
Tommy
Bengtsson
Anton
Nilsson
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The Long-Term Economic Effects of Polio: Evidence from the Introduction of the Polio Vaccine to Sweden in 1957
This study explores the impact an exogenous improvement in childhood health has on later-life outcomes. Using extensive and detailed register data from the Swedish Interdisciplinary Panel, we follow ...
(published in: SSM Population Health, 2020, 20 (11), 100589. )
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I18
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12109
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Florencia
López Bóo
John
Creamer
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Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras
We explore the effects of a randomly assigned conditional cash transfer in Honduras (Bono 10000) on early childhood development. We find significant impacts on cognitive development in children 0-60 ...
(published in: Economia, LACEA, 2019, 19 (2), 169 - 196)
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C93, J13, I25, I38
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12108
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Matthias
Doepke
Giuseppe
Sorrenti
Fabrizio
Zilibotti
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The Economics of Parenting
Parenting decisions are among the most consequential choices people make throughout their lives. Starting with the work of pioneers such as Gary Becker, economists have used the toolset of their ...
(published in: Annual Review of Economics, 2019, 11, 55-84)
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J13, J24, R20
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12107
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Norbert
Schady
Jere
R.
Behrman
Maria
Caridad Araujo
Rodrigo
Azuero
Raquel
Bernal
David
Bravo
Florencia
López Bóo
Karen
Macours
Daniela
Marshall
Christina
Paxson
Renos
Vakis
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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50 (2), 446 - 463)
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I24, I25
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12105
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Osea
Giuntella
Giulia
La Mattina
Climent
Quintana-Domeque
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Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth from Mothers and Fathers
We use a unique data set of linked birth records from Florida to analyze the intergenerational transmission of health at birth by parental gender. We show that both paternal and maternal birth ...
(revised version published as 'Intergenerational Transmission of Health at Birth: Fathers Matter Too!' in: Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 17 (2), 284–313)
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J1
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