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Physical attractiveness, drug taking and gender differences

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the relationship between adolescent physical attractiveness and drug‐taking behaviour, emphasizing the human capital and “pretty girl” effects on the decision to use drugs. Through the human capital effect, physically attractive adolescents are better positioned to accumulate human capital at a young age compared to ...
Andy Chung, Junsen Zhang
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The effects of need‐based financial aid on educational decisions and outcomes: Evidence from Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Using administrative data from Canada, this paper presents new evidence on the causal effects of a large‐scale need‐based financial aid program on undergraduate students' educational decisions and outcomes, including the understudied institution and major choices.
Qian Liu
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Minimum wage and employer‐sponsored supplementary health insurance: Evidence from Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the effect of increases in the minimum wage on the probability of receiving employer‐sponsored supplementary prescription drug insurance through the workplace in Canada: Do Canadian employers respond to higher minimum wage by cutting insurance coverage?
Zichun Zhao, Michel Grignon
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