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131 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10592
Does Single Motherhood Hurt Infant Health among Young Mothers?
Albert Young-Il Kim, Jungmin Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10592
Does Single Motherhood Hurt Infant Health among Young Mothers?
Albert Young-Il Kim, Jungmin Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10568
The Effect of School Entrance Age on Educational Outcomes: Evidence Using Multiple Cutoff Dates and Exact Date of Birth
Itay Attar, Danny Cohen-Zada
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10563
Does Birth Spacing Affect Personality?
Bart H.H. Golsteyn, Cécile A. J. Magnée
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 60, 92-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10560
Born to Lead? The Effect of Birth Order on Non-Cognitive Abilities
Sandra E. Black, Erik Grönqvist, Björn Öckert
forthcoming in: Review of Economics and Statistics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10462
Family Size, Sibling Rivalry and Migration: Evidence from Mexico
Massimiliano Bratti, Simona Fiore, Mariapia Mendola
revised version published as 'The Impact of Family Size and Sibling Structure on the Great Mexico-U.S. Migration' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33(2), 483-529
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10402
Missing Data, Imputation, and Endogeneity
Ian K. McDonough, Daniel L. Millimet
published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2017, 199 (2), 141-155
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10316
Risk Attitude and Nonmarital Birth
Uwe Jirjahn, Cornelia Chadi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10316
Risk Attitude and Nonmarital Birth
Uwe Jirjahn, Cornelia Chadi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10269
Adherence to Cultural Norms and Economic Incentives: Evidence from Fertility Timing Decisions
Bastien Chabé-Ferret
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10203
The Empirical Content of Season-of-Birth Effects: An Investigation with Turkish Data
Huzeyfe Torun, Semih Tumen
published in: Demographic Research, 2017, 37, 1825-1860
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10082
Worth the Wait? The Effect of Early Term Birth on Maternal and Infant Health
Kasey Buckles, Melanie Guldi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10072
The Demand for Season of Birth
Damian Clarke, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34, 707-723. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jae.2711
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10072
The Demand for Season of Birth
Damian Clarke, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34, 707-723. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jae.2711
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10072
The Demand for Season of Birth
Damian Clarke, Sonia Oreffice, Climent Quintana-Domeque
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34, 707-723. Open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jae.2711
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9810
Heterogeneous Effects of Medical Interventions on the Health of Low-Risk Newborns
N. Meltem Daysal, Mircea Trandafir, Reyn van Ewijk
revised version published as 'Low-risk isn't no-risk: Perinatal treatments and the health of low-income newborns' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 64, 55-67.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9688
Parental Influences on Health and Longevity: Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees
Mikael Lindahl, Evelina Björkegren, Mårten Palme, Emilia Simeonova
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9480
Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates
Alan I. Barreca, Olivier Deschenes, Melanie Guldi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9480
Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates
Alan I. Barreca, Olivier Deschenes, Melanie Guldi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9329
The Value of Socialized Medicine: The Impact of Universal Primary Healthcare Provision on Birth and Mortality Rates in Turkey
Resul Cesur, Pınar Mine Güneş, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker
published as 'The value of socialized medicine: The impact of universal primary healthcare provision on mortality rates in 'in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 150, 74 - 93
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9211
Violence and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Homicides in Brazil
Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, Marco Manacorda
Published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 119: 16-33.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9211
Violence and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from Homicides in Brazil
Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, Marco Manacorda
Published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 119: 16-33.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9175
Birth Weight in the Long-Run
Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg, Dan-Olof Rooth
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53(1), 189-231
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9174
Health and Unemployment during Macroeconomic Crises
Prashant Bharadwaj, Petter Lundborg, Dan-Olof Rooth
published as "Birth weight and vulnerability to a macroeconomic crisis": Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 66, 136-144.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9086
Spillover Effects of Early-Life Medical Interventions
Sanni Breining, N. Meltem Daysal, Marianne Simonsen, Mircea Trandafir
substantially revised version forthcoming in: Review of Economics and Statistics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9076
Offline Effects of Online Connecting: The Impact of Broadband Diffusion on Teen Fertility Decisions
Melanie Guldi, Chris M. Herbst
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9053
Prenatal Stress and Low Birth Weight: Evidence from the Super Bowl
Brian Duncan, Hani Mansour, Daniel I. Rees
published as 'It's Just a Game: The Super Bowl and Low Birth Weight' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52 (4) 946-978
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9052
Prepregnancy Obesity and Birth Outcomes
Susan L. Averett, Erin K. Fletcher
published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2016, 20(3), 655-664.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8671
Terrorism and Human Capital at Birth: Bomb Casualties and Birth Outcomes in Spain
Climent Quintana-Domeque, Pedro Ródenas-Serrano
revised version published as 'The Hidden Costs of Terrorism: The Effects on Health at Birth' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 56, 47-60.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8481
Intermarriage and the Unhealthy Assimilation of Immigrant Descendants
Osea Giuntella
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8396
When Is the Best Time to Give Birth?
Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, Christoph Pamminger, Andrea Weber, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 179(3), 707-725, 2016.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8348
Season of Birth and Marital Outcomes
Sonia Oreffice
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8339
A General Semiparametric Approach to Inference with Marker-Dependent Hazard Rate Models
Gerard J. van den Berg, Lena Janys, Enno Mammen, Jens P. Nielsen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8043
Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes
revised version published as 'Does Grief Transfer across Generations? Bereavements during Pregnancy and Child Outcomes' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8 (1), 193 - 223
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7840
New Evidence on the Healthy Immigrant Effect
Lídia Farré
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7834
Returns to Childbirth Technologies: Evidence from Preterm Births
N. Meltem Daysal, Mircea Trandafir, Reyn van Ewijk
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7680
Strategic Parenting, Birth Order and School Performance
V. Joseph Hotz, Juan Pantano
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7679
Laterborns Don't Give Up: The Effects of Birth Order on Earnings in Europe
Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello
published in: Demography, 2016, 53 (2), 449-470
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7588
Why Does the Health of Immigrants Deteriorate? Evidence from Birth Records
Osea Giuntella
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7588
Why Does the Health of Immigrants Deteriorate? Evidence from Birth Records
Osea Giuntella
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7568
Birthplace Diversity and Economic Prosperity
Alberto Alesina, Johann Harnoss, Hillel Rapoport
published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2016, 21 (2), 101-138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7468
Determinants of Immigrant Homeownership: Examining their Changing Role during the Great Recession and Beyond
Kusum Mundra, Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere
published in: International Migration Review, 2018, 52(3), 648-694
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7135
Delayed First Birth and New Mothers' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Biological Fertility Shocks
Massimiliano Bratti, Laura Cavalli
revised version published in: European Journal of Population, 2014, 30 (1), 35-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7066
The Role of Parental Income over the Life Cycle: A Comparison of Sweden and the UK
Anders Björklund, Markus Jäntti, Martin Nybom
published as "The Contribution of Early-life versus Labour Market Factors to Intergenerational Income Persistence: A Comparison of the UK and Sweden" in: The Economic Journal, 2017, October, F71-F94
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7006
Smoking Bans, Maternal Smoking and Birth Outcomes
Prashant Bharadwaj, Julian V. Johnsen, Katrine Vellesen Loken
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 115, 72-93
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6879
Saving Lives at Birth: The Impact of Home Births on Infant Outcomes
N. Meltem Daysal, Mircea Trandafir, Reyn van Ewijk
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7(3), 28-50
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6879
Saving Lives at Birth: The Impact of Home Births on Infant Outcomes
N. Meltem Daysal, Mircea Trandafir, Reyn van Ewijk
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7(3), 28-50
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6825
Birth Order and Child Outcomes: Does Maternal Quality Time Matter?
Chiara Monfardini, Sarah Grace See
published as 'Birth Order and Child Cognitive Outcomes: an Exploration of the Parental Time Mechanism' in: Education Economics, 2016, 24 (5), 481- 495
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6773
Water Scarcity and Birth Outcomes in the Brazilian Semiarid
Rudi Rocha, Rodrigo R. Soares
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 112, 72–91
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6755
Explaining the Birth Order Effect: The Role of Prenatal and Early Childhood Investments
Jee-Yeon K. Lehmann, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Marian Vidal-Fernández
published as 'The Early Origins of Birth Order Differences in Children's Outcomes and Parental Behavior' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53, 123 - 156
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