Trends in the Transitory Variance of Male Earnings: Methods and Evidence [0.03%]
男性收入的暂时性方差的变化趋势：方法与证据
Robert A Moffitt,Peter Gottschalk
Robert A Moffitt
We estimate the trend in the transitory variance of male earnings in the U.S. using the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics from 1970 to 2004. Using an error components model and simpler but only approximate methods, we find that the tr...
Brian C Cadena
Brian C Cadena
This paper demonstrates that immigration decisions depend on local labor market conditions by documenting the change in low-skilled immigrant inflows in response to supply increases among the US-born. Using pre-reform welfare participation ...
The FDA And ABCs: Unintended Consequences Of Antidepressant Warnings On Human Capital [0.03%]
FDA与ABCs：抗抑郁药警告对人力资本的意外影响
Susan H Busch,Ezra Golberstein,Ellen Meara
Susan H Busch
Using annual cross-sectional data on over 100,000 adolescents aged 12-17, we studied academic and behavioral outcomes among those who were and were not likely affected by FDA warnings regarding the safety of antidepressants. Compared to oth...
Induced Innovation and Social Inequality: Evidence from Infant Medical Care [0.03%]
诱导性创新与社会不平等：来自婴儿医疗保健的证据
David M Cutler,Ellen Meara,Seth Richards-Shubik
David M Cutler
We develop a model of induced innovation that applies to medical research. Our model yields three empirical predictions. First, initial death rates and subsequent research effort should be positively correlated. Second, research effort shou...
Long Term and Spillover Effects of Health Shocks on Employment and Income [0.03%]
健康冲击对劳动就业和收入的长期与溢出效应分析
Pilar García-Gómez,Hans van Kippersluis,Owen O&#x;Donnell et al.
Pilar García-Gómez et al.
We use matching combined with difference-in-differences to identify the causal effects of sudden illness, represented by acute hospitalizations, on employment and income up to six years after the health shock using linked Dutch hospital and...
Poverty, Violence and Health: The Impact of Domestic Violence During Pregnancy on Newborn Health [0.03%]
暴力、贫穷与健康——孕期家庭暴力对新生儿健康的影响
Anna Aizer
Anna Aizer
Two percent of women in the US suffer from intimate partner violence annually, with poor and minority women disproportionately affected. I provide evidence of an important negative externality associated with domestic violence by estimating...
Nicole Maestas
Nicole Maestas
This paper analyzes a puzzling aspect of retirement behavior known as "unretirement." Nearly 50 percent of retirees follow a nontraditional retirement path that involves partial retirement or unretirement, and at least 26 percent of retiree...
Tara Watson,Sara McLanahan
Tara Watson
This paper investigates the effect of relative income on marriage. Accounting flexibly for absolute income, the ratio between a man's income and a local reference group median is a strong predictor of marital status, but only for low-income...
Achyuta R Adhvaryu,Anant Nyshadham
Achyuta R Adhvaryu
We study the effects of accessing better healthcare on the schooling and labor supply decisions of sick children in Tanzania. Using variation in the cost of formal-sector healthcare to predict treatment choice, we show that accessing better...
Xiaoyan Lei,Yuqing Hu,John J McArdle et al.
Xiaoyan Lei et al.
In this paper, we model gender differences in cognitive ability in China using a new sample of middle-aged and older Chinese respondents. Modeled after the American Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the CHARLS Pilot survey respondents are ...