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Working Papers

2022

1. Heterogeneity in Place Effects on Health: The Case of Time Preferences and Adolescent Obesity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Heterogeneity in place effects on health: The case of time preferences and adolescent obesity, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2011

2. The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Health and Investments in Rural India
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The impact of natural disasters on child health and investments in rural India, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2013) View citations (38) (2013)

2008

3. The Response of Household Parental Investment to Child Endowments
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The response of household parental investment to child endowments, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2008) View citations (5) (2008)

2007

4. Mortality Risks, Health Endowments, and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from Rural India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2006

5. Health Endowments and Parental Investments in Infancy and Early Childhood
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (8)

2005

6. Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Children’s Weight Gain
   Contractor and Cooperator Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (1)

2004

7. The Interactive Effect of Birth Weight and Parental Investment on Child Test Scores
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (13)

2002

8. The Availability of Child Care Centers in China and Its Impact on Child Care and Maternal Work Decisions
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Community Social Cohesion During a Large Public Housing and Neighborhood Redevelopment: A Mixed Methods Study
   Societies, 2025, 15, (5), 1-17

2024

2. Stakeholders’ longitudinal perspectives on a large public housing redevelopment in Los Angeles, California
   Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2024, 18, (1), 75-93

2023

3. Heterogeneity in place effects on health: The case of time preferences and adolescent obesity
   Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 49, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Heterogeneity in Place Effects on Health: The Case of Time Preferences and Adolescent Obesity, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
4. Local tastes and global flavors: food choice in the context of the nutrition transition in South India
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, 15, (4), 1057-1070

2021

5. Adolescent time and risk preferences: Measurement, determinants and field consequences
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 184, (C), 460-488 View citations (14)

2017

6. The more the heavier? Family size and childhood obesity in the U.S
   Social Science & Medicine, 2017, 180, (C), 143-151 View citations (7)

2016

7. English language learners and kindergarten entry age: Achievement and social-emotional effects
   The Journal of Educational Research, 2016, 109, (4), 424-435 View citations (1)
8. Neighborhood and home food environment and children's diet and obesity: Evidence from military personnel's installation assignment
   Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 158, (C), 122-131 View citations (7)

2014

9. Maternal work and children's diet, activity, and obesity
   Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 107, (C), 196-204 View citations (21)

2013

10. The impact of natural disasters on child health and investments in rural India
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 76, (C), 83-91 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Health and Investments in Rural India, Working Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2012

11. Junk Food in Schools and Childhood Obesity
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (2), 312-337 View citations (7)

2010

12. Endowments and parental investments in infancy and early childhood
    Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 145-162 View citations (82)

2008

13. Do reductions in class size "crowd out" parental investment in education?
    Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (6), 712-723 View citations (33)
14. The response of household parental investment to child endowments
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2008, 6, (3), 223-242 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Response of Household Parental Investment to Child Endowments, Working Papers (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2006

15. Does delaying kindergarten entrance give children a head start?
    Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (1), 43-62 View citations (162)
16. The impact of kindergarten entrance age policies on the childcare needs of families
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006, 25, (1), 129-153 View citations (1)

2004

17. Physical education in elementary school and body mass index: Evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study
    American Journal of Public Health, 2004, 94, (9), 1501-1506 View citations (16)