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Do sedentary behavior and physical activity spatially cluster? Analysis of a population-based sample of Boston adolescentsKosuke Tamura, Jessica K. Athens, Marc Scott, Michael Rienti, Jared Aldstadt, Laurie Miller Brotman, Brian D. Elbel …
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Acceptability of smartphone text- and voice-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods among low income housing residents in New York CityWilliam C. Goedel, James H. Williams, Brian D. Elbel …
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Association of financial hardship with poor sleep health outcomes among men who have sex with menSu Hyun Park, Yazan A. Al-Ajlouni, Lauren Hale, Girardin Jean-Louis, William C. Goedel, Basile Chaix, Brian D. Elbel …
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Hearing loss: Why does it matter for nursing homesOver the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue for aging and health. We describe why hearing loss may be especially disabling in nursing home settings and provide an estimate of prevalence using the Minimum Data Set (MDS v.3.0). We outline …
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Risk Preferences, Time Preferences, and Willingness-to-Pay with Mobile Money versus Cash in BangladeshJean Lee, Jonathan Morduch, and Abu Shonchoy …
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In and Out of Poverty: Poverty Spells and Income Volatility in the US Financial DiariesWe use data from the US Financial Diaries study to relate episodic poverty to intrayear income volatility and to the availability of government transfers. The US Financial Diaries data track a continuous year’s worth of month-to-month income for 235 low- …
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Tackling hearing loss to improve the care of older adultsJ Blustein, BE Weinstein, J Chodosh …
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L Train Closure and MitigationThe L train tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn will close fully to trains for 18 months in 2019 to repair extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. The L has become synonymous with the Brooklyn brand; ridership at Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue station has …
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What do Americans want from government reform?What do Americans want from government reform? …
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Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing AssistanceIngrid Ellen, Keren M. Horn …
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Gentrification and Fair Housing: Does Gentrification Further Integration?Ingrid Ellen, Gerard Torrats-Espinosa …
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Occupational Classifications: A Machine Learning ApproachAkina Ikudo, Julia Lane, Joseph Staudt, and Bruce A. Weinberg …
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Money for Something: The Links between Research Funding and InnovationBritta Glennon, Julia Lane, and Ridhima Sodhi …
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Proximity and Economic Activity: An Analysis of Vendor-University TransactionsNathan Goldschlag, Julia Lane, Bruce A. Weinberg, and Nikolas Zolas …
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On Detention and Skill:Reflections on immigrant incarceration, bodying practices, and the definition of skillOn Detention and Skill:Reflections on immigrant incarceration, bodying practices, and the definition of skill …
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Race and the CityThis paper provides the introduction to the special issue on Race and the City in the Journal of Housing Economics in 2018. The paper surveys relevant topics on racial and ethnic discrimination and residential segregation, and provides a more detailed …
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Proximity and Economic Activity: An Analysis of Vendor-Business TransactionsJulia Ingrid Lane, Nathan Goldschlag, Bruce A. Weinberg, Nikolas Zolas …
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Resilience and Renewal: Labor unions, inspectors, prosecutors and the enforcement of labor laws in Brazil.What happens to a country’s system of labor laws when its government embraces market-oriented reforms? In a twist on the prediction that labor regulations will be repealed, researchers find that laws remain in place but are not faithfully enforced, a …
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Do benefits restrictions limit Medicaid acceptance in addiction treatment? Results from a national studyObjective To assess the relationship of restrictions on Medicaid benefits for addiction treatment to Medicaid acceptance among addiction treatment programs. Data sources We collected primary data from the 2013–2014 wave of the National Drug Abuse …
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Raising the Stakes: Experimental Evidence on the Endogeneity of Taxpayer MistakesRecent evidence suggests consumers fail to account for taxes that are excluded from a good’s displayed price. What is less understood is whether and how such “salience effects” depend on the magnitude of the tax. We conduct a laboratory shopping …