Identifying peer effects using spatial analysis: the role of peers on risky sexual behavior [0.03%]
基于空间分析识别同伴效应：同伴对危险性行为的影响
Olugbenga Ajilore
Olugbenga Ajilore
This paper explores the role of peer effects on early sexual debut for a sample of adolescents using data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (Add Health). Most studies analyzing peer influences ignore the "reflection"...
Sara Markowitz,Alison Cuellar,Ryan M Conrad et al.
Sara Markowitz et al.
Parental alcohol consumption is often associated with an increased likelihood of child abuse. As consumption is related to price, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the propensity for increases in the full price of alcohol to influ...
The Effects of Family Stressors on Substance Use Initiation in Adolescence [0.03%]
家庭压力因素对青少年物质使用的影响
Jason M Fletcher,Jody L Sindelar
Jason M Fletcher
Smoking and drinking are critical problems in adolescence that have long-term adverse impacts on health and socio-economic factors. We examine the extent to which family stresses influence the timing of initiation of smoking and drinking. U...
Ingela Alger,Donald Cox
Ingela Alger
What can evolutionary biology tell us about male-female differences in preferences concerning family matters? Might mothers be more solicitous toward offspring than fathers, for example? The economics literature has documented gender differ...
The Impact of Cigarette Quitting during Pregnancy on Other Prenatal Health Behaviors [0.03%]
孕期戒烟对其他产前健康行为的影响
George L Wehby,Allen Wilcox,Rolv T Lie
George L Wehby
Several economic studies have evaluated the effects of cigarette smoking and quitting on other health behaviors such as alcohol use and weight gain. However, there is little research that evaluates the effects of cigarette quitting during p...
Why Do Some Irish Drink So Much? Family, Historical and Regional Effects on Students' Alcohol Consumption and Subjective Normative Thresholds [0.03%]
为何一些爱尔兰人饮酒那么多？家庭、历史和地区的影響因素对学生的酒精消费及主观规范阈值的影响研究
Liam Delaney,Arie Kapteyn,James P Smith
Liam Delaney
This paper studies determinants of drinking behavior and formation of subjective thresholds of acceptable drinking behavior using a sample of students in a major Irish University. We find evidence of strong associations between amounts of a...
Nancy E Reichman,Hope Corman,Kelly Noonan et al.
Nancy E Reichman et al.
Most research on the effectiveness of prenatal care has focused on birth outcomes and has found small or no effects. It is possible, however, that prenatal care is "too little too late" to improve pregnancy outcomes in the aggregate, but th...
Long-Term Care of the Disabled Elderly: Do Children Increase Caregiving by Spouses? [0.03%]
残疾人老年人的长期照护：子女是否增加了配偶提供的照料？
Liliana E Pezzin,Robert A Pollak,Barbara S Schone
Liliana E Pezzin
Do adult children affect the care elderly parents provide each other? We develop two models in which the anticipated behavior of adult children provides incentives for nondisabled elderly parents to increase care for their disabled spouses....