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Racial bias in criminal sentencing: Historical evidence from Chinese railway workers in British Columbia

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Do discriminatory attitudes held in the public influence public institutions? We study this question within the context of the criminal justice system of historical British Columbia (BC). During the late 1870s and early 1880s, an influx of Chinese immigrant workers employed in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the catalyst
Kris Inwood, Ian Keay, Blair Long
wiley   +1 more source

Refining Scale Measurement: Reassessing Oral Impacts on Daily Performances Properties With Item Response Theory

open access: yesCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Many oral health‐related quality of life instruments have been developed but few have undergone a comprehensive psychometric assessment. One commonly used measure is the Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP). This study revised the configural and metric properties as well as the performance of items based on Item Response Theory ...
Roger Keller Celeste   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of shortage area designations on mortality

open access: yesContemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Spatial mismatch between patients and physicians constrains access to medical care and contributes to differential health outcomes. Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations identify areas where there are too few primary care physicians to treat the local population. State and federal programs are used to incentivize an increase in
Jessica Sauve‐Syed
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance and labor supply: Evidence from same‐sex couples

open access: yesContemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines labor supply effects of policies allowing public sector workers to include same‐sex partners in employer‐sponsored insurance plans. Unlike broader partnership recognition rights, these policies focus narrowly on insurance access.
Elisabeth Wurm
wiley   +1 more source

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