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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wellness
Do Cesarean Sections Affect Children’s Health?
In recent decades there has been increasing concern about the rise in cesarean sections. This commonly performed surgery saves lives,
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Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings
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
The total benefit to society from a single additional influenza vaccination includes the direct benefits to the individual receiving the
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Climate Change and Occupational Health—Can We Adapt?
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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Sulfa Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Children—A Look at Later-Life Outcomes
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
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
Half of all smokers in Germany report that they started using tobacco at the age of 15 or younger, which
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Early-Life Access to Food Stamps Has Long-Run Benefits for Children’s Health
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
Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires
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