This paper considers an unavoidable feature of the school environment, class rank. What
are the long-run effects of a student's ordinal rank in elementary school? Using …

Springer MRW: [AU:, IDX:] Page 1 Analysis of Twins Sonia Bhalotra and Damian Clarke
Contents Introduction …

This paper examines whether a generous cash intervention early in life can" undo" some of
the long-term disadvantage associated with poor health at birth. We use new linkages …

Abstract The Clean Water Act (CWA) significantly improved surface water quality, but at a
cost exceeding the estimated benefits. We quantify the effect of the CWA on a direct …

Purpose We investigated the association between prenatal checkup status and low birth
weight (LBW). We also sought to identify the background factors of pregnant women that …

Using variation in the rollout of the Food Stamp Program (FSP), combined with criminal
conviction data from North Carolina, we find that FSP availability in early childhood leads to …

Newborn health is an important component in the chain of intergenerational transmission of
disadvantage. This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of health at birth in …

Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant
numbers of homicides involving firearms, including indiscriminate shootings in public …

We use the genetic risk exclusively related to body mass index as an instrumental variable
to examine the causal effects of childhood obesity on educational achievements. We find …

While the effects of joblessness on the health of the non-employed are well-documented, its
long-term spillover consequences on the health of their relatives, especially children, remain …