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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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9178
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Sandra
E.
Black
Paul
J.
Devereux
Petter
Lundborg
Kaveh
Majlesi
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On the Origins of Risk-Taking
Risk-taking behavior is highly correlated between parents and their children; however, little is known about the extent to which these relationships are genetic or determined by environmental ...
(published as 'On the Origins of Risk-Taking in Financial Markets' in: Journal of Finance, 2017, 72 (5), 2229 - 2278)
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G11, J01
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9177
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Nidhiya
Menon
Kathleen
McQueeney
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Christianity and Infant Health in India
This paper studies child health in India focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between the three main religions – Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The results indicate that Christian ...
(published as 'Christianity and girl child health in India' in: World Development, 2020, 136, 105109)
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O12, I15, Z12
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9176
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Alexander
Ahammer
Thomas
Horvath
Rudolf
Winter-Ebmer
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The Effect of Income on Mortality: New Evidence for the Absence of a Causal Link
We analyze the effect of income on mortality in Austria using administrative social security data. To tackle potential endogeneity concerns arising in this context, we estimate time-invariant ...
(published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A, 2017, 180 (3), 793-816)
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J14, J31, I10
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9175
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Prashant
Bharadwaj
Petter
Lundborg
Dan-Olof
Rooth
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Birth Weight in the Long-Run
We study the effect of birth weight on long-run outcomes, including permanent income, income across various stages of the lifecycle, education, social benefits take-up, and adult mortality. For this ...
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53(1), 189-231)
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I10, I18
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9174
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Prashant
Bharadwaj
Petter
Lundborg
Dan-Olof
Rooth
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Health and Unemployment during Macroeconomic Crises
This paper shows that health is an important determinant of labor market vulnerability during large economic crises. Using data on adults during Sweden's unexpected economic crisis in the early ...
(published as "Birth weight and vulnerability to a macroeconomic crisis": Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 66, 136-144. )
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I10, I18, J65, E32
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9173
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Susan
L.
Averett
Yang
Wang
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The Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Children's Health, Quality of Home Environment, and Non-Cognitive Skills
In 1993, the benefit levels of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were changed significantly based on the number of children in the household. Employing a difference-in-differences plus mother ...
(published as 'Effects of Higher EITC Payments on Children's Health, Quality of Home Environment, and Noncognitive Skills ' in: Public Finance Review, 2018, 46 (4), 519-557 )
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I12, I38, J13
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9172
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Sandra
E.
Black
Paul
J.
Devereux
Kjell
G.
Salvanes
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Healthy(?), Wealthy, and Wise: Birth Order and Adult Health
While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores, and earnings, the evidence for effects on health is more limited. This paper ...
(published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 23, 27 - 45)
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I1, J1
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9170
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Stijn
Baert
Olivier
Rotsaert
Dieter
Verhaest
Eddy
Omey
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A Signal of Diligence? Student Work Experience and Later Employment Chances
We investigate the impact of student work experience on later hiring chances. To completely rule out potential endogeneity, we present a field experiment in which various forms of student work ...
(revised version published as 'Student Employment and Later Labour Market Success: No Evidence for Higher Employment Chances' in: Kyklos, 2016, 69 (3), 401 - 425)
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J24, I21, D83, C93
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9169
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Sandra
E.
Black
Kalena
E.
Cortes
Jane
Arnold
Lincove
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Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application
Access to higher education begins with a student's decision whether and where to apply to college. This paper examines racial and ethnic differences in college application behavior of high school ...
(published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2020, 15 (2), 209-240)
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I21, I23, I24, J15, J18
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9167
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Erica
Blom
Brian
C.
Cadena
Benjamin
J.
Keys
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Investment over the Business Cycle: Insights from College Major Choice
This paper examines the relationship between individuals' personal exposure to economic conditions and their investment choices in the context of human capital. Focusing on bachelor's degree ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39 (4), 1043–1082)
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E32, I23, J22, J24
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