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Analyzing how gun violence affects high-risk populations
gun violence high-risk populations
2016/7/4
Yale University sociology professor Andrew Papachristos leads a team of researchers that collects information on an all-too-common occurrence in cities like Chicago, Boston, Newark, Cincinnati and Oak...
The Demography of Mental Health Among Mature Adults in a Low-Income High HIV-Prevalence Context
Demography Mental Health Malawi HIV Stress Con-Communicable Diseases. Sub-Saharan Africa Adults
2016/3/17
While a nascent body of research investigates the shift in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) disease burden towards
non-communicable diseases (NCDs), very few studies have investigated mental health, spec...
This paper examines two aspects of teen childbearing in the United States. First, it reviews and synthesizes the evidence on the reasons why teen birth rates are so uniquely high in the United States ...
What has high fertility got to do with the low birth weight problem in Africa?
fertility fixed-effects low birthweight parity regression socioeconomic status Sub-Saharan Africa
2014/11/24
Background: There has been much concern about adverse individual and societal consequences of high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. One concern is that children of high birth orders may have low birth...
Children’s stunting in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there an externality effect of high fertility?
sub-Saharan Africa high fertility
2014/11/20
A positive relationship between the number of siblings and a child’s chance of being
stunted has been seen in several studies. It is possible that individual stunting risks are
also raised by high...
How High is Hispanic/Mexican Fertility in the U.S.? Immigration and Tempo Considerations
Measures of fertility Mexico Migration National Survey of Family Growth Population projections
2014/3/31
This paper demonstrates that the apparently much higher Hispanic/Mexican fertility is almost exclusively the product of period estimates obtained for immigrant women and that period measures of immigr...
Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
Occupation Occupational choice Professional labor markets Professionals
2014/3/31
Between 1972 and 1978 U.S. high schools rapidly increased their female athletic participation rates—to approximately the same level as their male athletic participation rates—in order to comply with T...
Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Entrance Exams and College Attendance: Random Assignment in Seoul High Schools
Regression analysis Same-gender teachers Single-sex public education Single-sex schools Teachers Two-year colleges United States
2014/3/31
Despite the voluminous literature on the potentials of single-sex schools, there is no consensus on the effects of single-sex schools because of student selection of school types. We exploit a unique ...
Is the High Level of Obesity in the United States Related to Its Low Life Expectancy?
obesity Mortality American longevit International comparison
2014/3/31
Background. The US has the highest prevalence of obesity and one of the lowest life expectancies among OECD countries. While it is plausible to assume that these two phenomena are related, no previous...
Job Search and Job Finding in a Period of Mass Unemployment: Evidence from High-Frequency Longitudinal Data
unemployment insurance job search reservation wage
2012/11/1
This paper presents findings from a survey of 6,025 unemployed workers who were interviewed every week for up to 24 weeks in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010. Our main findings are: (1) the amount ...
Exercise Frequency, High Activation Positive Affect, and Psychological Well-Being: Beyond Age, Gender, and Occupation
Affect BMI Exercise Health Negative Affect Positive Affect Sleeping Problems Smoking Psychosomatic Symptoms
2013/2/20
Regular physical exercise contributes to marked reductions in psychosocial stress, the enhancing of posi- tive affect and well-being. However, affect can be measured as high (e.g., engaged) or low (e....
The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School
educational production public schools grade configuration middle schools high schools
2012/10/18
We use statewide administrative data from Florida to estimate the impact of attending public schools with different grade configurations on student achievement through grade 10. Based on an instrument...
Happiness, Habits and High Rank: Comparisons in Economic and Social Life
comparison habituation income unemployment marriage divorce health religion policy
2012/10/23
The role of money in producing sustained subjective well-being seems to be seriously compromised by social comparisons and habituation. But does that necessarily mean that we would be better off doing...
Productivity Gains from R&D Investment: Are High-Tech Sectors Still Ahead?
R&D productivity knowledge stock panel data
2012/10/23
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between a firm's R&D expenditures considered as an investment in knowledge, and its productivity, looking at sectoral peculiarities which m...
Computational Social Science and High Performance Computing: A Case Study of a Simple Model at Large Scales
Agent-Based Modeling High-Performance Computing Social Science Simulation Visualization Scalability Triangles Simulation
2014/8/8
Advances in High-Performance Computing (HPC) offer Computational Social Science the opportunity to create simulations at scales vastly larger than in previous times. Here an example is presented showi...