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NBER News
- Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access and Self-Assessed Health after Three Years -- by Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Ben Ukert, Aaron Yelowitz, Daniela Zapata
- Income Changes and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya -- by Johannes Haushofer, Charlotte Ringdal, Jeremy P. Shapiro, Xiao Yu WangWe study the impact of randomized unconditional cash transfers to both men and women on intimate partner violence in Kenya. Transfers to women averaging USD 709 reduced physical and sexual violence (–0.26, –0.22 standard deviations). Transfers to men reduced only physical violence (–0.18 SD). We find evidence of spillovers: physical violence towards non-recipient women in […]
- SNAP and Paycheck Cycles -- by Timothy K.M. Beatty, Marianne P. Bitler, Xinzhe Huang Cheng, Cynthia van der WerfIt is well documented that individuals do not spend SNAP benefits smoothly over the month after receipt. Rather, recipients spend a disproportionate share of benefits at the beginning of the benefit month. This has costs for recipients and stores. There is also evidence that other income streams, such as Social Security and paychecks, are not […]
- Do Minimum Wage Increases Reduce Crime? -- by Zachary S. Fone, Joseph J. Sabia, Resul CesurAn April 2016 Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report advocated raising the minimum wage to deter crime. This recommendation rests on the assumption that minimum wage hikes increase the returns to legitimate labor market work while generating minimal adverse employment effects. This study comprehensively assesses the impact of minimum wages on crime using data from […]
- The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance -- by Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey, Ludger WoessmannConcerns about the breadth of the U.S. income distribution and limited intergenerational mobility have led to a focus on educational achievement gaps by socio-economic status (SES). Using intertemporally linked assessments from NAEP, TIMSS, and PISA, we trace the achievement of U.S. student cohorts born between 1954 and 2001. Achievement gaps between the top and bottom […]
