A key target of the U.S. health policies is to reduce costly adverse birth outcomes to which prenatal smoking is one of the most signicant contributors. This paper represents the rst attempt to examine whether implementing the minimum cigarette purchase age of 21 can curb smoking among young...

This paper uses a unique large panel data of sibling births to provide new evidence on when prenatal smokers must quit smoking to deliver the healthy newborn. In a series of the mother fixed effect estimation, I find robust results that early cessation in the first trimester nullifies the...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to bridge the gap in the literature on supply chain finance (SCF) by exploring the relationship between network capabilities and corporate financial performance (CFP) in financial supply chains (FSCs). Design/methodology/approach: The authors collect panel...