Sarah Miller, Petra Persson, Maya Rossin-Slater, Laura R Wherry
{"title":"The Labor Market and Health Impacts of Reducing Cesarean Section Deliveries.","authors":"Sarah Miller, Petra Persson, Maya Rossin-Slater, Laura R Wherry","doi":"10.3368/jhr.1025-14609r2","DOIUrl":"10.3368/jhr.1025-14609r2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study an intervention that reduced cesarean deliveries among low-risk first-time mothers, using California birth records linked to earnings data. Exposed mothers were 8% less likely to have a c-section, with no adverse health effects. We find suggestive evidence that they were more likely to return to their pre-birth employer and had higher within-firm earnings rankings in the quarter post-birth. These labor market gains fade over time. However, mothers who had a second child were less likely to have a c-section or preterm delivery, suggesting our estimated effects from avoiding a first c-section may be lower bounds on total gains.</p>","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13565055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148956717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felipe Menares, William H Dow, Susan W Parker, Emma Aguila, Jorge Peniche, Soomin Ryu
{"title":"Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Older Adult Mortality in Rural Mexico.","authors":"Felipe Menares, William H Dow, Susan W Parker, Emma Aguila, Jorge Peniche, Soomin Ryu","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0225-14128r1","DOIUrl":"10.3368/jhr.0225-14128r1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study an unconditional cash transfer program aimed at alleviating rural poverty among older adults. Using death records and a triple difference design, we find a 5.5% reduction in mortality for women, mostly due to a decrease in non-cardiovascular related mortality, and inconclusive evidence for men. We explore mechanisms using income and expenditure surveys and a triple difference-in-discontinuities design. We find little evidence of significant changes in key hypothesized mechanisms, except for declines in employment and hours worked.</p>","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12919660/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Public Assistance - Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit.","authors":"Nicardo McInnis, Katherine Michelmore, Natasha Pilkauskas","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0422-12241R2","DOIUrl":"10.3368/jhr.0422-12241R2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines the intergenerational effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on poverty and public assistance use. Using PSID data, we find that increased exposure to the EITC in childhood reduces the likelihood of being in poverty (<100% of poverty) or near poverty (<200% of poverty) by about 5 percentage points. We also find evidence of reduced public assistance use for some populations. These findings build on a growing literature that considers the intergenerational impacts of public policy and suggests that the economic benefits of policies in one generation may have long-term effects on the next generation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12965766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147379174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mongoljin Batsaikhan, Mette Gørtz, J. Kennes, R. Lyng, Daniel Monte, Norovsambuu Tumennasan
{"title":"Discrimination and Daycare Choice","authors":"Mongoljin Batsaikhan, Mette Gørtz, J. Kennes, R. Lyng, Daniel Monte, Norovsambuu Tumennasan","doi":"10.3368/jhr.1219-10617r4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1219-10617r4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"32 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139444853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Can Paid Maternity Leave Boost Female Entrepreneurship?","authors":"Sébastien Fontenay","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0123-12727r2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0123-12727r2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"42 25","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139448040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Return Migration Decisions and Declining Earnings","authors":"Randall Akee, Maggie R. Jones","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0722-12457r2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0722-12457r2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"52 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139447442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Raising the Retirement Age on Firms","authors":"Stefan Hut","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0821-11820r2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0821-11820r2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"52 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139448289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of High School Financial Education on Financial Knowledge and Saving Choices","authors":"O. Bover, Laura Hospido, Ernesto Villanueva","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0720-11049r2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11049r2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"25 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139445998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No Place Like Home","authors":"Tania Barham, Randall Kuhn, Patrick S. Turner","doi":"10.3368/jhr.0322-12209r2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0322-12209r2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"24 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138979931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automation and Human Capital Adjustment","authors":"Giuseppe Di Giacomo, Benjamin Lerch","doi":"10.3368/jhr.1222-12684r1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1222-12684r1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48346,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources","volume":"80 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138978617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}