“...This study sought to examine the effects of government policies and neighborhood characteristics on adolescent female sexual behavior to better inform future...”

“...Intimate partner violence (IPV) is widespread and has substantial negative consequences. Researchers have documented a strong positive correlation between...”

“...Immigration policy is at the forefront of US policy discussions, and the use of welfare benefits by immigrants has been hotly debated. In 1996, Congress...”

“...We contribute to the growing literature exploring the effect of social capital (SC) on health in several ways. First, we compare three different measures of SC...”

“...We conduct the first study to examine the fetal health impact of light pollution based on a direct measure of skyglow, an important aspect of light pollution...”

“...This article examines the effect of minimum wage increases on the self-reported health of teenage workers. We use a difference-in-differences estimation...”

“...Objective To investigate the association between prepregnancy obesity and birth outcomes using fixed effect models comparing siblings from the same mother...”

“...Economists theorize that the inverse relationship between income and family size reflects a trade-off between child quality and quantity. Testing this...”

“...Numerous social marketing campaigns exhort parents to talk to their children about sexual abstinence, pregnancy risk, and sexually transmitted disease...”

“...Women and the Economy presents a comprehensive economic analysis of women's issues and the economic factors that have changed their lives - from marriage and...”