The social gradient in health: the effect of absolute and relative income on the individual's health [PDF]
, 2006 This study investigates the effect of absolute income and relative income on health in the light of medical evidence indicating that the individual’s position in the social hierarchy undermines his or her mental and physical health.
Theodossiou, Ioannis +1 more
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Effects of the Changing U.S. Age Distribution on Macroeconomic Equations [PDF]
The effects of the changing U.S. age distribution on various macroeconomic equations are examined in this paper. The equations include consumption, money demand, housing investment, and labor force participation equations.
Kathryn M. Dominguez, Ray C. Fair
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Is early learning really more productive? The effect of school starting age on school and labor market performance [PDF]
In Sweden, children typically start compulsary school the year they turn seven. Individuals born just before or just after the new year, have about the same date of birth but start school att different ages. We exploit this source of exogenous variation,
Fredriksson, Peter, Öckert, Björn
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Observations and Implications of the Star Formation History of the LMC
, 1999 We present derivations of star formation histories based on color-magnitude diagrams of three fields in the LMC from HST/WFPC2 observations. A significant component of stars older than 4 Gyr is required to match the observed color-magnitude diagrams ...
Alan M. Watson +25 more
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Family Structure, Early Sexual Behavior, and Premarital Births [PDF]
In this paper, we argue that entry into first sexual intercourse is a key process mediating the effects of family structure on premarital childbearing. We explicate three ways in which onset of sexual activity can mediate effects of family structure on ...
A. J. Cherlin, L. L. Bumpass, L. L. Wu
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Physician Labour Supply in Canada: a Cohort Analysis [PDF]
This paper employs cohort analysis to examine the relative importance of different factors in explaining changes in the number of hours spent in direct patient care by Canadian general/ family practitioners (GP/FPs) over the period 1982 to 2002.
Jeremiah Hurley +2 more
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40-years of relative age effects: life is not fair!
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingThis paper explores the Relative Age Effect (RAE) after nearly 40 years since its initial examination in sports. Two original studies identified significant participation differences between relatively older and younger players in age-grouped elite ...
Roger H. Barnsley
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Relative Age Effects in Women’s and Girls’ Cricket
Perceptual and Motor SkillsBackground: Relative age effects (RAEs) refer to the overrepresentation of athletes born earlier in a selection year and may influence talent identification in sport. While RAEs are well-documented in male cricket, limited research exists in the female game.
Alexander B. T. McAuley +6 more
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Trends in educational mortality differentials in Austria between 1981/82 and 2001/2002 [PDF]
Background -- Many studies for European populations found an increase in socio-economic mortality differentials during the last decades of the 20th century, at least in relative terms.
Gabriele Doblhammer, Johannes Klotz
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Explaining changes in the age distribution of displaced workers [PDF]
Using Displaced Worker Survey data, this paper examines changes in the age distribution of displaced workers during the 1983–87 and 1993–97 periods. Older workers comprised a significantly larger fraction of displaced workers during the later period ...
Daniel Rodriguez, Madeline Zavodny
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