“...Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and 14 states have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. In this paper, we review the...”

“...This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using data on elections to the U.S House of...”

“...In 1966, Southern hospitals were barred from participating in Medicare unless they discontinued their long-standing practice of racial segregation. Using data...”

“...During the first two decades of the 20th century, diarrheal deaths among American infants and children surged every summer. Although we still do not know what...”

“...According to Troesken (2004), efforts to purify municipal water supplies at the turn of the 20th century dramatically improved the relative health of blacks...”

“...Using data on 25 major American cities for the period 1900-1940, we explore the effects of municipal-level public health efforts that were viewed as critical...”

“...A number of studies have shown that teenagers who abstain from sex are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college than their sexually active...”

“...The U.S. tuberculosis movement pioneered many of the strategies of modern public health campaigns. Dedicated to eradicating a specific disease, it was...”

“...To date, 19 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. The current study examines the relationship between the...”

“...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,...”