This study estimates the associations of income with both (self-reported) child protective
services involvement and parenting behaviors that proxy for child abuse and neglect risk …

This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes of the elderly and
investigates underlying mechanisms by exploiting an income change induced by the launch …

The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to achieve nearly universal health insurance
coverage through a combination of mandates, subsidies, marketplaces, and Medicaid …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of state-level Earned Income Tax
Credit (EITC) laws in the US on maternal health behaviors and infant health outcomes …

Although adverse socioeconomic conditions are correlated with worse child health and
development, the effects of poverty-alleviation policies are less understood. We examined …

This study investigates whether minimum wage increases impact worker health in the United
States. We consider self‐reported measures of general, mental, and physical health. We use …

Background Although research has repeatedly demonstrated the association between
poverty, mental health, and health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the effects of …

Introduction It is well-known that the prevalence of chronic diseases is high among older
people, especially those who are poor. Moreover, chronic diseases can result in …

This study examines the relationship between income and health by using an expansion of
the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which increased benefits to households with at least …

Child benefits are typically paid from birth. This paper asks whether starting universal child
benefits in pregnancy leads to improvements in infant health. Leveraging administrative birth …