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

“...Using information on birth and kindergarten start dates to generate an exogenous measure of the relative age of a student's peer group, we find that,...”

“...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 use the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child data to address three questions. First, does the receipt of child support have beneficial effects for...”

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

“...This is the first study that uses a direct measure of skyglow, an important aspect of light pollution, to examine its impact on infant health at birth. We find...”

“...It is commonly believed that birth order is an important determinant of success. However, previous studies in this area have failed to provide convincing...”

“...Policymakers and the public have a clear interest in encouraging teens to delay becoming sexually active or, if they are sexually active, to use birth control...”