Over the last few decades, health care services in the United States have become more
geographically centralized. We study how the loss of hospital-based obstetric units in over …

In this paper, we assess the effects of a national policy implemented in Brazil to avoid
unnecessary cesareans. The policy has a supply‐side component that prohibits elective c …

Russian trolls generally supported the Trump campaign and were particularly active on
Twitter 2015-2017. We find that trolling fell 35% on Russian holidays and to a lesser extent …

We evaluate the effect of a major health care policy in public hospitals which changed the
demand and supply side incentives for c-section procedures in 2014 in Iran, where the c …

This paper analyses the effects of maternal age at birth on children's short and long-term
outcomes using Finnish register data. We exploit a school starting age rule for identification …

Despite being one of the most common surgical procedures in industrialized countries, there
is limited causal evidence on the long‐term consequences of Cesarean section (CS). We …

This paper studies the patterns and consequences of birth timing manipulation around the
carnival holiday in Brazil. We document how births are displaced around carnival and …

Previous research shows that mood-altering events, such as sports results, elections
outcomes and natural disasters, impact fertility, crime rate, and investor behaviour. In this …

Income is a powerful predictor of health among the elderly, but existing research has
struggled to identify a causal link. I estimate the causal effect of Social Security income on …

While international election interference is not new, Russia is credited with “industrializing”
trolling on English-language social media platforms. In October 2018, Twitter retrospectively …