Journal of Human Resources

1966 - 2023

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Volume 58, issue 3, 2023

Making Big Decisions: The Impact of Moves on Marriage among U.S. Army Personnel pp. 713-754

Susan Payne Carter and Abigail Wozniak

Does Enrollment Lead to Completion? Measuring Adjustments in Education to Local Labor Market Shocks pp. 755-782

Ramiro Burga and Sarah Turner

Cash Transfers and Fertility: How the Introduction and Cancellation of a Child Benefit Affected Births and Abortions pp. 783-818

Libertad Gonzalez and Sofia Karina Trommlerová

Natural Disasters and Early Human Development: Hurricane Catarina and Infant Health in Brazil pp. 819-851

Victor Hugo de Oliveira, Ines Lee and Climent Quintana-Domeque

Where Have All My Siblings Gone? pp. 852-892

Steven Stern

The Unintended Consequences of Informal Childcare Subsidies for Older Women’s Retirement Security pp. 893-928

Yulya Truskinovsky

Multigenerational Persistence: Evidence from 146 Years of Administrative Data pp. 929-961

Jørgen Modalsli

The Human Capital Peace Dividend pp. 962-1002

Mounu Prem, Juan F. Vargas and Olga Namen

Price Consciousness at the Peak of “Impatience” pp. 1003-1027

Mary Zaki and Jessica E. Todd

Socialized Healthcare and Women’s Fertility Decisions pp. 1028-1055

Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin and Aydogan Ulker

Volume 58, issue 2, 2023

Efficiency versus Equity in the Provision of In-Kind Benefits: Evidence from Cost Containment in the California WIC Program pp. 363-392

Katherine Meckel, Maya Rossin-Slater and Lindsey Uniat

Are Resource Booms a Blessing or a Curse? Evidence from People (Not Places) pp. 393-420

Grant D. Jacobsen, Dominic P. Parker and Justin B. Winikoff

Examining the Educational Spillover Effects of Severe Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Maria pp. 421-451

Umut Özek

Is Supported Employment Effective for Young Adults with Disability Pension? Evidence from a Swedish Randomized Evaluation pp. 452-487

Mattias Fogelgren, Petra Ornstein, Magnus Rödin and Peter Skogman Thoursie

First- and Second-Generation Impacts of the Biafran War pp. 488-531

Richard Akresh, Sonia Bhalotra, Marinella Leone and Una Osili

Property Division upon Divorce and Household Decisions pp. 532-560

Yuting Huang, Juan Pantano, Han Ye and Junjian Yi

The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania pp. 561-592

Ofer Malamud, Andreea Mitrut and Cristian Pop-Eleches

The Impact of Advisor Gender on Female Students’ STEM Enrollment and Persistence pp. 593-632

Serena Canaan and Pierre Mouganie

High-Ability Influencers? The Heterogeneous Effects of Gifted Classmates pp. 633-665

Simone Balestra, Aurélien Sallin and Stefan C. Wolter

School Principal Race, Teacher Racial Diversity, and Student Achievement pp. 666-712

Brendan Bartanen and Jason A. Grissom

Volume 58, issue 1, 2023

Does Universal Preschool Hit the Target?: Program Access and Preschool Impacts pp. 1-42

Elizabeth Cascio

Fighting Crime in the Cradle: The Effects of Early Childhood Access to Nutritional Assistance pp. 43-73

Andrew Barr and Alexander A. Smith

Food for Thought?: Experimental Evidence on the Learning Impacts of a Large-Scale School Feeding Program pp. 74-111

Elisabetta Aurino, Aulo Gelli, Clement Adamba, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Harold Alderman

Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions pp. 112-145

Christian Dustmann, Francesco Fasani, Xin Meng and Luigi Minale

Who Benefits from Free Health Insurance?: Evidence from Mexico pp. 146-182

Gabriella Conti and Rita Ginja

Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship pp. 183-220

William Kerr and Martin Mandorff

Will You Marry Me, Later?: Age-of-Marriage Laws and Child Marriage in Mexico pp. 221-259

Cristina Bellés-Obrero and María Lombardi

The Economics of Hypergamy pp. 260-281

Ingvild Almås, Andreas Kotsadam, Espen R. Moen and Knut Røed

The Impact of Health on Labor Supply near Retirement pp. 282-334

Richard Blundell, Jack Britton, Monica Costa Dias and Eric French

Heterogeneous Impact of the Minimum Wage: Implications for Changes in Between- and Within-Group Inequality pp. 335-362

Tatsushi Oka and Ken Yamada

Volume 57, issue S, 2022

Monopsony in the Labor Market: New Empirical Results and New Public Policies pp. s1-s10

Orley Ashenfelter, David Card, Henry Farber and Michael Ransom

Labor Market Polarization, Job Tasks, and Monopsony Power pp. s11-s49

Ronald Bachmann, Gökay Demir and Hanna Frings

Monopsony in Movers: The Elasticity of Labor Supply to Firm Wage Policies pp. s50-s86

Ihsaan Bassier, Arindrajit Dube and Suresh Naidu

Labor Market Competition and Employment Adjustment over the Business Cycle pp. s87-s110

Douglas Webber

The Urban Wage Premium in Imperfect Labor Markets pp. s111-s136

Boris Hirsch, Elke J. Jahn, Alan Manning and Michael Oberfichtner

Labor Market Frictions and Moving Costs of the Employed and Unemployed pp. s137-s166

Tyler Ransom

Labor Market Concentration pp. s167-s199

José Azar, Ioana Marinescu and Marshall Steinbaum

Strong Employers and Weak Employees: How Does Employer Concentration Affect Wages? pp. s200-s250

Efraim Benmelech, Nittai K. Bergman and Hyunseob Kim

Labor Market Concentration, Earnings, and Inequality pp. s251-s283

Kevin Rinz

Labor Monopsony and the Limits of the Law pp. s284-s323

Suresh Naidu and Eric A. Posner

Theory and Evidence on Employer Collusion in the Franchise Sector pp. s324-s348

Alan Krueger and Orley Ashenfelter

Locked In? The Enforceability of Covenants Not to Compete and the Careers of High-Tech Workers pp. s349-s396

Natarajan Balasubramanian, Jin Woo Chang, Mariko Sakakibara, Jagadeesh Sivadasan and Evan Starr

Volume 57, issue 6, 2022

Parental Beliefs about Returns to Different Types of Investments in School Children pp. 1789-1825

Orazio Attanasio, Teodora Boneva and Christopher Rauh

Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare, and Long-Term Child Outcomes pp. 1826-1884

Natalia Danzer, Martin Halla, Nicole Schneeweis and Martina Zweimüller

Is There a Male-Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes pp. 1885-1914

Ariel J. Binder and David Lam

Gender Differences within the Firm: Evidence from Two Million Business Travelers pp. 1915-1945

Javier D. Donna and Gregory Veramendi

The Protestant Legacy: Missions, Gender, and Human Capital in India pp. 1946-1980

Rossella Calvi, Lauren Hoehn-Velasco and Federico G. Mantovanelli

Internal Migration, Education, and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from American History pp. 1981-2011

Zachary Ward

Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life pp. 2012-2047

Anna Aizer, Paul Devereux and Kjell Salvanes

The Long-Run Effects of Cesarean Sections pp. 2048-2085

Ana Costa-Ramón, Mika Kortelainen, Ana Rodríguez-González and Lauri Sääksvuori

Relative Obesity and the Formation of Noncognitive Abilities during Adolescence pp. 2086-2112

Wei Huang, Elaine M. Liu and C. Andrew Zuppann

Early-Life Exposure to Tap Water and the Development of Cognitive Skills pp. 2113-2149

Yvonne Jie Chen, Li Li and Yun Xiao

Volume 57, issue 5, 2022

Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Health: Evidence from Cebu, the Philippines pp. 1425-1465

Leah E.M. Bevis and Kira Villa

Intergenerational Altruism and Retirement Transfers: Evidence from the Social Security Notch pp. 1466-1497

Anita Mukherjee

Local Labor Markets and Human Capital Investments pp. 1498-1525

Russell Weinstein

Conscientiousness, Extraversion, College Education, and Longevity of High-Ability Individuals pp. 1526-1565

Peter Savelyev

Depression, Risk Preferences, and Risk-Taking Behavior pp. 1566-1604

Deborah Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann and Nathan Kettlewell

Errors in Survey Reporting and Imputation and Their Effects on Estimates of Food Stamp Program Participation pp. 1605-1644

Bruce D. Meyer, Nikolas Mittag and Robert M. Goerge

Grandmothers’ Labor Supply pp. 1645-1689

Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Bernhard Schmidpeter and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

Beyond Labor Market Outcomes: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Nondurable Consumption pp. 1690-1714

Cristian Alonso

Conscription and Military Service: Do They Result in Future Violent and Nonviolent Incarcerations and Recidivism? pp. 1715-1757

Xintong Wang and Alfonso Flores-Lagunes

Hanging Out with the Usual Suspects: Neighborhood Peer Effects and Recidivism pp. 1758-1788

Stephen B. Billings and Kevin T. Schnepel

Volume 57, issue 4, 2022

Early Social Security Claiming and Old-Age Poverty: Evidence from the Introduction of the Social Security Early Eligibility Age pp. 1079-1106

Gary V. Engelhardt, Jonathan Gruber and Anil Kumar

Contemporary State Policies and Intergenerational Income Mobility pp. 1107-1146

Lars J. Lefgren, Jaren Pope and David P. Sims

Peers and Motivation at Work: Evidence from a Firm Experiment in Malawi pp. 1147-1177

Lasse Brune, Eric Chyn and Jason Kerwin

The Effect of Paid Sick Leave Mandates on Coverage, Work Absences, and Presenteeism pp. 1178-1208

Kevin Callison and Michael Pesko

The Missing Men: World War I and Female Labor Force Participation pp. 1209-1241

Jörn Boehnke and Victor Gay

Do Internships Pay Off? The Effects of Student Internships on Earnings pp. 1242-1275

Shushanik Margaryan, Nils Saniter, Mathias Schumann and Thomas Siedler

Tough on Young Offenders: Harmful or Helpful? pp. 1276-1310

Giulia Lotti

Locus of Control and Investment in Training pp. 1311-1349

Marco Caliendo, Deborah Cobb-Clark, Cosima Obst, Helke Seitz and Arne Uhlendorff

How Do Medicaid Expansions Affect the Demand for Healthcare Workers? Evidence from Vacancy Postings pp. 1350-1393

Marcus Dillender

Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Part-Time Employment: Early Evidence pp. 1394-1423

Marcus Dillender, Carolyn J. Heinrich and Susan Houseman

Volume 57, issue 3, 2022

Why Are Low-Wage Workers Signing Noncompete Agreements? pp. 689-724

Matthew S. Johnson and Michael Lipsitz

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Attending the Schools that Parents Prefer pp. 725-746

Diether Beuermann and C. Kirabo Jackson

Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance pp. 747-776

Jennifer Heissel, Claudia Persico and David Simon

Universal Access to Free School Meals and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Community Eligibility Provision pp. 776-820

Krista Ruffini

Empowering Mothers and Enhancing Early Childhood Investment: Effect on Adults’ Outcomes and Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills pp. 821-867

Victor Lavy, Giulia Lotti and Zizhong Yan

Long-Run Impacts of Intergovernmental Transfers pp. 868-917

Irineu de Carvalho Filho and Stephan Litschig

Moving to Economic Opportunity: The Migration Response to the Fracking Boom pp. 918-955

Riley Wilson

How Can Progressive Vouchers Help the Poor Benefit from School Choice? Evidence from the Chilean Voucher System pp. 956-997

Josefa Aguirre

Greek Life, Academics, and Earnings pp. 998-1032

William E. Even and Austin Smith

Screening through Activation? Differential Effects of a Youth Activation Program pp. 1033-1077

Caroline Hall, Kaisa Kotakorpi, Linus Liljeberg and Jukka Pirttilä

Volume 57, issue 2, 2022

The Employment Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test pp. 341-371

Alexander Gelber, Damon Jones, Daniel W. Sacks and Jae Song

How Much Does Marital Sorting Contribute to Intergenerational Socioeconomic Persistence? pp. 372-399

Helena Holmlund

Hot Temperature and High-Stakes Performance pp. 400-434

R. Jisung Park

Financial Inclusion, Shocks, and Poverty: Evidence from the Expansion of Mobile Money in Tanzania pp. 435-464

Olukorede Abiona and Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner

High Sex Ratios and Household Portfolio Choice in China pp. 465-490

Wenchao Li, Changcheng Song, Shu Xu and Junjian Yi

Shackled to the Soil? Inherited Land, Birth Order, and Labor Mobility pp. 491-524

A. Nilesh Fernando

Knocking on Parents’ Doors: Regulation and Intergenerational Mobility pp. 525-554

Sauro Mocetti, Giacomo Roma and Enrico Rubolino

The Impact of Low-Ability Peers on Cognitive and Noncognitive Outcomes: Random Assignment Evidence on the Effects and Operating Channels pp. 555-596

Di Xu, Qing Zhang and Xuehan Zhou

Heterogeneous Employment Effects of Job Search Programs: A Machine Learning Approach pp. 597-636

Michael Knaus, Michael Lechner and Anthony Strittmatter

In Sickness and in Health: Interaction Effects of State and Federal Health Insurance Coverage Mandates on Marriage of Young Adults pp. 637-688

Scott Barkowski and Joanne Song McLaughlin

Volume 57, issue 1, 2022

Low-Touch Attempts to Improve Time Management among Traditional and Online College Students pp. 1-43

Philip Oreopoulos, Richard W. Patterson, Uros Petronijevic and Nolan G. Pope

Distinguishing Barriers to Insurance in Thai Villages pp. 44-78

Cynthia Kinnan

Educator Incentives and Educational Triage in Rural Primary Schools pp. 79-111

Daniel Gilligan, Naureen Karachiwalla, Ibrahim Kasirye, Adrienne Lucas and Derek Neal

Pre- and Post-Birth Components of Intergenerational Persistence in Health and Longevity: Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees pp. 112-142

Evelina Björkegren, Mikael Lindahl, Mårten Palme and Emilia Simeonova

Labor Supply Responses to Health Shocks: Evidence from High-Frequency Labor Market Data from Urban Ghana pp. 143-177

Rachel Heath, Ghazala Mansuri and Bob Rijkers

Long-Term Educational Consequences of Vocational Training in Colombia: Impacts on Young Trainees and Their Relatives pp. 178-216

Adriana Kugler, Maurice Kugler, Juan E. Saavedra and Luis Omar Herrera-Prada

The Effect of Mandatory-Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Foster Care Admissions pp. 217-240

Rania Gihleb, Osea Giuntella and Ning Zhang

Impacts of State Aid for Nontraditional Students on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes pp. 241-271

Oded Gurantz

Teacher Pension Plan Incentives, Retirement Decisions, and Workforce Quality pp. 272-303

Shawn Ni, Michael Podgursky and Xiqian Wang

How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking pp. 304-339

Erik Kimbrough, Andrew McGee and Hitoshi Shigeoka