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Can #CashTransfers save lives? A major pension reform in rural Mexico offers surprising answers – with stark differences between men and women. @Fmenares, William H. Dow, @susanwparker_mx, Emma Aguila, Jorge Peniche, & Soomin Ryu found surprising results.
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What drives #life and #death? From #EconomicShocks to #ClimateRisks, #MentalHealth to #biomarkers – new research reveals hidden forces shaping mortality worldwide. Read JHR’s newest #SpecialIssue on #mortality! #MortalitySpecialIssue
DOI: doi.org/10.3368/jhr.2026SI-d…
ALT The Journal of Human Resources Determinants of Mortality David Cutler and Adriana Lleras-Muney Special Issue Guest Editors
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc) and Barone (@viquibarone): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjaf051
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BREAKING: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, says it will close down after federal cuts. cbsn.ws/3HcXd5c
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Economic costs affect religious choices; When prices of prohibited crops rise, Sub-Saharan African churches see lower membership but adapt by building schools and hospitals, from @emontero_cr, @deanyang, and @tyentzen nber.org/papers/w33482
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Recomiendo este artículo. Evidencia que el GES redujo en 4,4% la mortalidad de las enfermedades cubiertas y que su mayor impacto fue en hospitales públicos (7,3%) y regiones rurales.
The impact of standardized disease-specific healthcare coverage sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Really glad this is out there! If you’re doing a lit review on this topic, or just want to get a feel for what’s out there quickly, take a look at the appendix. We have a huge table summarizing a ton of papers that explore mechanisms linking climate and conflict
Harmonized data from 80 studies show that extreme climate is associated with elevated risk of various types of conflict around the world, from @MarshallBBurke, Joel Ferguson, Solomon M. Hsiang, and @tedmiguel nber.org/papers/w33040
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With Martha Elena, @mahofste & @juanherreno, we measure exchange rate expectations of firms' managers in Colombia. Using an RCT and linking the survey with administrative data, we estimate the causal effect of expected depreciations, finding positive effects on imports decisions
New Working Paper: The Causal Effects of Expected Depreciations. View the report: clefed.org/3xi3s29
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Just accepted: "Do Conditional Cash Transfers Reduce Hypertension?", by Aguila, Dow (@WilliamHDow), Menares (@Fmenares), Parker (@susanwparker_mx), Peniche, & Ryu. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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A new video Chris and Neil filmed in Bogotá to accompany a previously unreleased 2021 version of "Heart" is now available to watch on YouTube. Link below.
youtu.be/L4L0TlZcTNg
#PetText #Dreamworld
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Forthcoming article by @fagonza4 @LuisRMartinezA @Blopa198 and Mounu Prem "Higher Education and Mortality: Legacies of an Authoritarian College Contraction" @EEANews @OUPEconomics
Teaching material available: eeassoc.org/teaching-materia…
doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvad066
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Isabela Munevar Escalante
JMP: "Catholic schools and student performance: Evidence from Chile’s school-admission lottery"
Website: isabelamunevar.com
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Happy to talk to those interested in applying!
We at @UCBerkeley are accepting applications for Fall 2024 for our PhD program in Demography AND the Graduate Group in Sociology & Demography. We aim to recruit a diverse and strong cohort; applications are DUE 12/11/2023. Learn more about the program:
demog.berkeley.edu/graduate-…
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Fewer students in Chile had access to college under Pinochet's dictatorship. They experienced higher mortality rates, worse labor market outcomes, & their children were less likely to attend college.
More from @HarrisPolicy's @LuisRMartinezA, Maria Angélica Bautista, & coauthors
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Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of “West End girls” in the track “All the Parties” on his new album. No credit given or permission requested.
#PetText #kobaltmusic #WestEndgirls #Drake #PetShopBoys
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Elton John released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, October 5, 1973. Favorite track?
