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Working Papers

2018

1. Behind Every High Earning Man Is a Conscientious Woman: A Study of the Impact of Spousal Personality on Wages
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
2. Light Pollution, Sleep Deprivation, and Infant Health at Birth
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2017

3. Minimum Wages and the Health of Hispanic Women
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Taking the CON out of Pennsylvania: Did Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Benefit?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

5. The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Health of Working Teenagers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The effects of minimum wages on the health of working teenagers, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (18) (2017)

2015

6. Prepregnancy Obesity and Birth Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
7. The Effect of Family Size on Education: New Evidence from China's One Child Policy
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of Family Size on Education: New Evidence from China's One-Child Policy, JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
8. The Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Children's Health, Quality of Home Environment, and Non-Cognitive Skills
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
9. The Relationship between Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Preschool Obesity
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2014

10. Identifying the Causal Effect of Alcohol Abuse on the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence by Men Using a Natural Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
11. Welfare Reform and Immigrant Fertility
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Welfare reform and immigrant fertility, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2013

12. The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders and Body Mass Index
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2012

13. Immigration, Obesity and Labor Market Outcomes in the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Immigration, obesity and labor market outcomes in the UK, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
14. Indebted and Overweight: The Link Between Weight and Household Debt
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
15. Is it Necessary to Walk the Talk? The Effects of Maternal Experiences and Communication on the Sexual Behavior of Female Adolescents
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
16. The Effects of EITC Payment Expansion on Maternal Smoking
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2010

17. Effects of Overweight on Risky Sexual Behavior of Adolescent Girls
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article EFFECTS OF OVERWEIGHT ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2008

18. Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents' Identity and Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents' Identity and Behavior, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2003

19. Unemployment Risk and Compensating Differential in Late-Nineteenth Century New Jersey Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1993

20. The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1996) View citations (239) (1996)

1992

21. Tax Credits, Labor Supply, and Child Care
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (3)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Tax Credits, Labor Supply, And Child Care, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1997) View citations (70) (1997)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Medical marijuana laws and their effect on opioid related mortality
   Economics Bulletin, 2019, 39, (1), 347-357
2. Obesity and labor market outcomes
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 32 View citations (3)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2014, 32 (2014) View citations (9)
3. The Effect of Family Size on Education: New Evidence from China's One-Child Policy
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2019, 85, (1), 21-42 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Family Size on Education: New Evidence from China's One Child Policy, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2018

4. Effects of Higher EITC Payments on Children’s Health, Quality of Home Environment, and Noncognitive Skills
   Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (4), 519-557 View citations (15)

2017

5. The Effect of Sorority Membership on Eating Disorders, Body Weight, and Disordered‐Eating Behaviors
   Health Economics, 2017, 26, (7), 875-891 View citations (1)
6. The effects of minimum wages on the health of working teenagers
   Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24, (16), 1127-1130 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Health of Working Teenagers, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2016

7. Welfare reform and immigrant fertility
   Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (3), 757-779 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Welfare Reform and Immigrant Fertility, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

8. Can’t We Just Live Together? New Evidence on the Effect of Relationship Status on Health
   Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2014, 35, (3), 295-312 View citations (13)
9. Decomposing race and gender differences in underweight and obesity in South Africa
   Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 15, (C), 23-40 View citations (7)
10. Financial hardship and obesity
    Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 15, (C), 201-212 View citations (15)
11. Friends with Health Benefits: Does Individual-level Social Capital Improve Health&quest
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 181-201 View citations (6)
12. Social Capital and Health: A Concept whose Time has Come
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, (2), 146-149
13. The effect of relationship status on health with dynamic health and persistent relationships
    Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 36, (C), 69-83 View citations (27)
14. Will daughters walk mom’s talk? The effects of maternal communication about sex on the sexual behavior of female adolescents
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2014, 12, (4), 613-639

2013

15. EFFECTS OF OVERWEIGHT ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 605-619 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Overweight on Risky Sexual Behavior of Adolescent Girls, NBER Working Papers (2010) (2010)
16. In sickness and in health: an examination of relationship status and health using data from the Canadian National Public Health Survey
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2013, 11, (4), 599-633 View citations (39)
17. THE EFFECTS OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PAYMENT EXPANSION ON MATERNAL SMOKING
    Health Economics, 2013, 22, (11), 1344-1359 View citations (37)

2012

18. Identification of the Effect of Depression on Risky Sexual Behavior: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 570-74 View citations (5)
19. Immigration, obesity and labor market outcomes in the UK
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2012, 1, (1), 1-19 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Immigration, Obesity and Labor Market Outcomes in the UK, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2011

20. Older siblings and adolescent risky behavior: does parenting play a role?
    Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24, (3), 957-978 View citations (38)

2010

21. Obesity among Poor Americans: Is Public Assistance the Problem? Patricia K. Smith. pp. 197. (Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009.), ISBN 978-0-8265-1636-7, paperback
    Economics & Human Biology, 2010, 8, (3), 421-422
22. Race and gender differences in the cognitive effects of childhood overweight
    Applied Economics Letters, 2010, 17, (17), 1673-1679 View citations (19)

2009

23. Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents' Identity and Behavior
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (1), 44 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Acting White or Acting Black: Mixed-Race Adolescents' Identity and Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
24. Childhood overweight in the United States: A quantile regression approach
    Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (3), 387-397 View citations (15)
25. The effect of substance use on the delinquent behaviour of adolescents
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (17), 1721-1729

2008

26. Birth order and participation in school sports and other extracurricular activities
    Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (3), 354-362 View citations (1)
27. For better or worse: Relationship status and body mass index
    Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (3), 330-349 View citations (47)

2006

28. Birth Order and Risky Adolescent Behavior
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (2), 215-233 View citations (34)

2005

29. Paternal child care and children's development
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (3), 391-414 View citations (14)
30. Unemployment Risk and Compensating Differentials in New Jersey Manufacturing
    Economic Inquiry, 2005, 43, (4), 734-749 View citations (6)

2004

31. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Sexual Behavior
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 4, (1), 1-34 View citations (7)

2003

32. William E. Simon's contribution to tax policy
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2003, 31, (3), 233-241

2002

33. The impact of government policies and neighborhood characteristics on teenage sexual activity and contraceptive use
    American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 92, (11), 1773-1778 View citations (23)

2001

34. Moonlighting: multiple motives and gender differences
    Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (11), 1391-1410 View citations (43)
35. New evidence on the relationship between substance use and adolescent sexual behavior
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (5), 835-845 View citations (58)
36. Racial and Gender Differences in the Returns to 2-Year and 4-Year Degrees
    Education Economics, 2001, 9, (3), 281-292 View citations (2)
37. Welfare generosity, pregnancies and abortions among unmarried AFDC recipients
    Journal of Population Economics, 2000, 13, (4), 569-594 View citations (5)

2000

38. Female Labor Supply With A Discontinuous, Nonconvex Budget Constraint: Incorporation Of A Part-Time/Full-Time Wage Differential
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 79, (3), 461-470 View citations (7)

1999

39. Labor Supply, Disability Benefits and Mental Illness
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1999, 25, (3), 279-288 View citations (4)

1997

40. Tax Credits, Labor Supply, And Child Care
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 79, (1), 125-135 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Tax Credits, Labor Supply, and Child Care, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1992) View citations (3) (1992)

1996

41. College attendance and the college wage premium: Differences by gender
    Economics of Education Review, 1996, 15, (1), 37-49 View citations (25)
42. Discrimination in the Payment of Full-Time Wage Premiums
    ILR Review, 1996, 49, (2), 287-301 View citations (10)
43. The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (2), 304-330 View citations (239)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (8) (1993)

1995

44. The Probability of Receiving Benefits at Different Hours of Work
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 276-80 View citations (9)

1994

45. Addictive Behavior and Public Policy
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1994, 49, (Supplement), 244-58

Chapters

2013

1. Immigrants, wages and obesity: the weight of the evidence
   Chapter 13 in International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, 2013, pp 242-256
2. The economics of Title IX compliance in intercollegiate athletics
   Chapter 9 in Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports, 2013, pp 175-212

2004

3. Exploring the Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement: What Have We Learned Over the Past Two Decades?
   Chapter 9 in International Handbook on the Economics of Education, 2004