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Everyday conflict and stress among older African American women: Findings from a focus group study and pilot training programOlder African American women are at high risk for morbidity due to anger suppression and stress. Yet sources of everyday stress and conflict in the lives of older African American women have not been documented. Such information is essential for …
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A Trapped-Factors Model of InnovationWhen will reducing trade barriers against a low wage country cause innovation to increase in high wage regions like the US or EU? We develop a model where factors of production have costs of adjustment and so are partially “trapped” in producing old …
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Process, Responsibility, and Myron's LawIn the wake of the financial crisis, any rethinking of macroeconomics has to include an examination of the rules that govern the financial system. This examination needs to take a broad view that considers the ongoing dynamics of those rules. It will not …
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Which Parts of Globalization Matter for Catch-Up Growth?Economists devote too much attention to international flows of goods and services and not enough to international flows of ideas. Traditional trade flows are an imperfect substitute for flows of the underlying ideas. The simplest textbook trade model …
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The New Kaldor Facts: Ideas, Institutions, Population, and Human CapitalIn 1961, Nicholas Kaldor highlighted six "stylized" facts to summarize the patterns that economists had discovered in national income accounts and to shape the growth models being developed to explain them. Redoing this exercise today shows just how much …
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Insurance and Incentives for Medical InnovationPaul Romer, Alan Garber, and Charles Jones …
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Should the Government Subsidize Supply or Demand for Scientists and Engineers?Paul Romer …
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A Water Availability Intervention in NYC Public Schools: Influence on Youth Water and Milk Behaviors.Objectives. We determined the influence of “water jets” on observed water and milk taking and self-reported fluid consumption in New York City public schools. Methods. From 2010 to 2011, before and 3 months after water jet installation in 9 schools, we …
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How Much to Save? Decision Costs and Retirement Plan ParticipationDeciding how much to save for retirement can be complicated. Drawing on a field experiment conducted with the Department of Defense, we study whether such complexity depresses participation in an employer-sponsored retirement saving plan. We find that …
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Comparison of rehospitalization rates in France and the United StatesObjective: To compare rates of 30-day all-cause rehospitalization in France and the US among patients aged 65 years and older and explain any difference between the countries. Methods: To calculate rehospitalization rates in France, we use an individual …
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Special issue proposal approved: Migration Studies. Arrival on the Margins. Special issue proposal approved: Migration Studies. Arrival on the Margins. …
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Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York CityIngrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O'Regan, Sophia House, and Ryan Brenner …
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Localized Commercial Effects from Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Sandy and New York City.Ingrid Gould Ellen, Rachel Meltzer, and Xiaodi Li …
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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from ResearchIngrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O'Regan, and Sophia House …
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Healthcare use trajectories and costs for people in the last year of life: a retrospective analysis using linked primary care and hospital data in EnglandBMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, forthcoming. …
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Effective Public Service Communication Networks for Climate Change AdaptationRae Zimmerman …
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Risk, Production and Saving: Theory and Evidence from Indian HouseholdsJonathan Morduch …
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Implementing the Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004Jonathan Morduch …