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Using the Milligan and Wise (2015) and Cutler, Meara, and Richards-Shubik (2013) methodologies, we examine (i) how much would people today with a given mortality rate or life expectancy work if they were to work as much as those with the same mortality rate worked in the past, and (ii) how much...
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This paper uses two methodologies to explore the extent to which greater labor force participation among older Malaysians can expand Malaysia's labor supply. The Milligan-Wise method estimates the potential to increase the labor force participation rate of older Malaysians by estimating how much...
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In this paper, we estimated the additional health capacities to work of older Vietnamese adults by applying the Milligan-Wise and Cutler-Meara- Richards-Shubik methods with various nationally representative datasets. In following these methods, we postulated that older adults' mortality rates,...
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This paper examines the relationship between extreme socioeconomic disadvantage and poor health by providing the first detailed and accurate picture of mortality patterns among people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. Our analyses center on 140,000 people who were sheltered or unsheltered...
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While state incarceration policies have received much attention in research on the causes of mass incarceration in the U.S., their roles in shaping population health and health disparities remain largely unknown. We examine the impacts of two signature state incarceration policies adopted during...
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Effective information sharing is critical for the success of organizations and governments. Because information that is easy to access is more likely to be adopted, leaders often minimize friction in information delivery. However, one type of friction may increase engagement: piquing curiosity...
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This paper shows a cascading mechanism through which international trade-induced deforestation results in a decline of health outcomes in cities distant from where trade activities occur. We examine Brazil, which has ramped up agricultural export over the last two decades to meet rising global...
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