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Retention Heterogeneity in New York City Schools

Douglas Almond, Ajin Lee & Amy Ellen Schwartz
Using regression discontinuity methods, the authors find that female students are 25% more likely to be retained in their grade due to exam failure than boys. 
October 31, 2016

See related: New York State

The Health Care Expenditure and Income: A Global Perspective

Badi H. Baltagi, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone & Elisa Tosetti
This paper investigates the long-run economic relationship between health care expenditure and income in the world.
October 31, 2016

Government Spending and the Distribution of Economic Growth

Susan E. Mayer, Leonard M. Lopoo & Lincoln H. Groves
September 30, 2016

The Impact of Aging out of WIC on Food Security in Households with Children

Irma Arteaga, Colleen Heflin & Sara Gable
September 30, 2016

See related: Aging, Food Security

A Roadmap For Reducing Gun Violence in America

Daniel Webster
September 30, 2016

The US Presidential Candidates and the Economy

Leonard E. Burman
September 30, 2016

See related: Taxation, U.S. Elections

Do Top Dogs Rule in Middle School? Evidence on Bullying, Safety, and Belonging

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel & Michah W. Rothbart
September 30, 2016

See related: Education

The Great Recession and America’s Geography of Unemployment

Brian Thiede & Shannon M. Monnat
September 26, 2016

See related: Labor

An Analysis of the House GOP Tax Plan

Jim Nunns, Leonard E. Burman, Ben Page, Jeff Rohaly & Joe Rosenberg
September 15, 2016

See related: Taxation

Skill Transferability, Migration, and Development: Evidence from Population Resettlement in Indonesia

Samuel Bazzi, Arya Gaduh, Alexander D. Rothenberg & Maisy Wong
August 31, 2016

A Framework for Measurement Error in Self-Reported Health Conditions

Ling Li & Perry Singleton
This study develops and estimates a model of measurement error in self-reported health conditions. 
July 31, 2016

Measuring Social Tension from Income Class Segregation

Yoonseok Lee & Donggyun Shin
July 18, 2016

Why Don't Housing Choice Voucher Recipients Live Near Better Schools? Insights from Big Data

Ingrid Gould Ellen, Keren Mertens Horn & Amy Ellen Schwartz
June 26, 2016

See related: Housing

Moving Matters: The Causal Effect of School Mobility on Student Performance

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel & Sarah A. Cordes
June 17, 2016

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