Workers with Eye-Care Coverage Tend to Work More Hours and Have More Highly Compensated Positions

Why might vision benefits make a difference for low-income adults? “The out-of-pocket costs for an optometrist visit and corrective lenses are approximately 37% of monthly income for a single adult living at the federal poverty line.”

Workers with Eye-Care Coverage Tend to Work More Hours and Have More Highly Compensated Positions

June 5, 2020May 15, 2020 admin benefits, healthcare, labor

While poor vision has the potential to decrease workplace productivity, little is known about the actual connection between access to

change in test scores after TRI near school

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Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings

May 29, 2020May 13, 2020 admin children, education, environment, pollution, school accountability, wellness

There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on

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Measuring the Total Benefits of Influenza Vaccination

May 22, 2020May 15, 2020 admin health policy, healthcare, healthcare workers, vaccines, wellness

The total benefit to society from a single additional influenza vaccination includes the direct benefits to the individual receiving the

graph: students underestimate earnings with various majorse

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Learning about Potential Earnings Changes Students’ Choice of College Major

May 5, 2020 admin careers, college

An undergraduate’s choice of college major has enormous consequences for their economic future, but how well do they understand their

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Job Experience with Skills Certification Improves Employment for High School Dropouts

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 admin education, job training, labor, work

On average, across OECD countries, one in seven young people (15–29 years old) is neither employed nor pursuing education or

graph shows warmer temperatures result in more injuries in warmer climates

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Climate Change and Occupational Health—Can We Adapt?

February 21, 2020 admin climate change, labor, wellness, work

Greenhouse gases accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere are poised to raise global temperatures considerably in a relatively short period of

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How to Increase Workplace Diversity? Start by Asking for Diverse Candidates

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 admin diversity, employment, inequality, work

Many firms have set ambitious goals to increase diversity among their employees, but there is a dearth of empirical evidence

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Taking an AP Science Class in High School—Positive and Negative Effects

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020 admin education, high school

The AP program has been widely adopted in secondary schools, yet the evidence on the impact of taking AP courses

Kalamazoo Promise resulted in increased degrees and certificates

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The Kalamazoo Promise—Keeping Its Promise to Expand College Enrollment and Completion

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 admin college, education, financial aid, low-income students

More than 150 communities throughout the country have adopted place-based college scholarships, and several states now offer similar tuition-free programs

graphs comparing siblings of teen moms with matches with similar backgrounds

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Academic Outcomes for the Siblings of Teen Moms

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 admin education, family, teen parents

When a teen mom brings a baby into the home, there might be effects on her younger siblings, but conducting

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