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

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?

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

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

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

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

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