This book examines how changes in reproductive patterns (such as the number and timing
of births and spacing between births) have affected the health of women and children in the …

This article reviews the existing literature on the efficacy of primary care with an emphasis on
the evaluation of primary care for vulnerable populations: groups whose demographic …

We offer evidence that legalized abortion has contributed significantly to recent crime
reductions. Crime began to fall roughly eighteen years after abortion legalization. The five …

A key question for health care reform in the United States is whether expanded health
insurance eligibility will lead to improvements in health outcomes. We address this question …

This paper evaluates the health impacts of a signature initiative of the War on Poverty: the
introduction of the modern Food Stamp Program (FSP). Using variation in the month FSP …

Standard estimates of the economic value of additional schooling, based on earnings
differences associated with differences in the level of schooling attained, cover only a …

We examine the impact of increased abortion availability on the average living standards of
children through a selection effect. Would the marginal child who was not born have grown …

The extent to which human capital, especially schooling, contributes to social well-being and
economic growth is an important question, and has been addressed in numerous research …

This analysis of the growth of welfare spending examines the relative impact of class and
status groups versus demographic composition and political structures. Special attention is …

The article examines the impact of New Deal relief programs on infant mortality, non-infant
mortality, and general fertility rates in major US cities between 1929 and 1940. Effects are …