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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

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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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fewer pneumonia deaths and more income after introduction of sulfa antibiotics
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Sulfa Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Children—A Look at Later-Life Outcomes

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 admin children, healthcare, labor, wellness

Pneumonia infection is a leading cause of illness in children worldwide, but we know little about its long-term consequences. Economists

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Prescription Opioids and Labor Market Pains

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 admin addiction, labor, wellness

In the United States, the opioid epidemic has had dramatic adverse effects—in 2017 alone there were over 45,000 overdose deaths

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School Smoking Bans Effectively Reduce Smoking Behavior

July 11, 2019 admin children, smoking, wellness

Half of all smokers in Germany report that they started using tobacco at the age of 15 or younger, which

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Access to food stamps reduces poor health
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Early-Life Access to Food Stamps Has Long-Run Benefits for Children’s Health

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 admin children, nutrition, poverty, wellness

In the United States, 25 percent of all children and nearly 15 percent of the total population received food stamp

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When the Fire Goes Out, Children Face Lasting Effects: Evidence from the Indonesian Forest Fires

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 admin children, early childhood, pollution, wellness

Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires

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The Dynamics of Families’ Long-Term Care Arrangements—Who Takes Care of Our Elderly in the Long Run?

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 admin aging, family, healthcare, wellness

As the population ages, many families face decisions about how to care for elderly relatives. In a recent publication, Bridget

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Which Kids Party Hard?

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 admin children, crime, education, wellness

In “Uncommon Knowledge: Freaks and geeks, and beyond,” the Boston Globe’s Kevin Lewis highlights a JHR paper on how relative

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