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Why Do Children Born to Teenage Mothers Have Worse Lifetime Outcomes?

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 admin children, parenting, teen pregnancy, women

Children born to teenage mothers have worse outcomes—poorer health, less schooling, and lower earnings in adulthood. However, the cause of

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How Does Depression Influence Risk-Taking?

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 admin mental health, risk-taking, wellness

Reduced productivity from depression and anxiety costs more than US$1 trillion each year globally. Less understood are the impacts on

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Welcome New JHR Editor, Anna Aizer

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 admin

The Journal of Human Resources is pleased to welcome Anna Aizer as editor. Anna Aizer is Professor of Economics and

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Do Cesarean Sections Affect Children’s Health?

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 admin children, healthcare, wellness

In recent decades there has been increasing concern about the rise in cesarean sections. This commonly performed surgery saves lives,

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French Women in the Workforce and World War I—A Watershed Moment or a Parenthesis?

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 admin labor, war, women, work

During World War I, 8 million French men were drafted, and 1.3 million of them died in combat. As a

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Workers with internal locus of control 6% more likely to participate in training at work
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Is This Worth My Time? How Does Locus of Control Affect Workers’ Training Choices?

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 admin careers, job training, work

Work-related training allows workers to improve their skills and stay up-to-date, but many workers do not regularly participate. Marco Caliendo,

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Activation Programs—Do They Help Young People with Poor Labor Market Prospects Find Work?

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 admin careers, employment, labor, work, youth

In 2008, Sweden introduced a new “activation” program, the Youth Job Guarantee (YJG), to help unemployed youth find jobs though

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Completing an Internship Increases Wages and Probability of Employment

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 admin careers, college, education, employment

The share of university students completing an internship is as high as 75–80 percent in many countries throughout North America

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How Harshly Should Society Punish Young Lawbreakers?

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 admin adolescents, crime

Do tough prisons deter young offenders from repeating crimes? Crime poses enormous social and economic costs. It is important to

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What Keeps the Poor from “Smoothing” Financial Risk?

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 admin development, family finances, risk-sharing

From mutual aid cooperatives to burial societies, numerous informal and semiformal institutions exist to help households deal with financial risk.

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