Home adequacy for different groups in the U.S. has not been adequately studied. Using the data from the national level American Housing Survey for the year 2009 and logit model, this paper finds that there is a significant adequacy difference for Blacks and Hispanics when compared to whites in...

Home adequacy for different groups in the U.S. has not been adequately studied. Using the data from the national level American Housing Survey for the year 2009 and logit model, this paper finds that there is a significant adequacy difference for Blacks and Hispanics when compared to whites in...

This paper aims to explore the impact of food insecurity on students' standardized test scores by using a panel data of US states from 2005-2012. While estimating this relationship, we also address the endogeneity bias of food insecurity in the math-SAT score regression by relying on a dynamic...

Several studies have examined the effect of employment guarantee schemes on various aspects of participants' welfare including its role as social safety net. However, the literature is sparse in regards to its effect on children's health outcomes, as well as the gender discrimination aspect of...

Health inequality across various social groups has profound implications for understanding and lessening of socioeconomic inequality. This study is an endeavor in that regard and attempts to investigate the role of Employment Guarantee Schemes (EGS) in influencing health inequality. Using a...