@SusanAverett

economist

Joined February 2012
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My new book with Mary Armstrong comes out April 9, 2024. Title: Disparate Measures: The Intersectional Economics of Women in STEM Work published by MIT press. MIT press is offering a 30 percent publication day discount. Use the code PUBDAY30. mitpress.mit.edu/97802620488…

Disparate Measures

Seen as part economic driver, part social remedy, STEM work is commonly understood to benefit both the US economy and people—particularly women—from unde...

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RE Chinese immigrant women in the USA who spent at least part of their childbearing yrs in the U.S.: longer exposure to the One Child Policy ==> fewer children compared to similar women w less exposure by Lin, S., Argys, L. & @susanAverett #REHO sept 2026 doi.org/10.1007/s11150-025-0…
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NEW IN #REHO Assessing the effects of child-care subsidies on fertility and birth outcomes: evidence from the child and dependent care tax credit by Susan Averett, Yating Gong and Yang Wang OPEN ACCESS link.springer.com/article/10… @susanAverett

Assessing the effects of child-care subsidies on fertility and birth outcomes: evidence from the...

Review of Economics of the Household - We examine the impact of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on fertility and birth outcomes. The CDCTC subsidizes child care for working...

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Just accepted: "Birth Order and Children’s Health and Learning Outcomes in India," by Chandna & Bhagowalia. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Just accepted: "The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress" by Stark(#OdedStark). Link: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Just accepted: "Rational self-medication" by Darden (@michaeledarden) and Papageorge (@NWPapageorge) Link: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Just accepted: "Lifetime costs of overweight and obesity in Italy", by Atella (@vincenzo_atella), Belotti, Giaccherini (@matildegiacche1), Medea, Nicolucci, Sbraccia & Piano Mortari. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "The Relationship between Marriage and Body Mass Index in China: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey", by Quan and Zhang. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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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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Just accepted: "Secular trends and regional pattern in body height of Austrian conscripts born between 1961 and 2002", by Kirchengast, Waldhör, Juan & Yang . Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "The great Indian demonetization and gender gap in health outcomes: Evidence from two Indian states", by Ahsan and Thakur. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Severe Prenatal shocks and adolescent health: Evidence from the Dutch Hunger Winter", by Conti (@Gabri_EllaConti), Poupakis (@StavrosPoupakis), Ekamper, Bijwaard (@GovertBijwaard) & Lumey. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "“Deaths of despair” over the business cycle: New estimates from a shift-share instrumental variables approach", by Lowenstein (@c_lowenstein). Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Unconditional Cash Transfers, Health and Savings", by Churchill (@Sefa_Kwami), Iqbal (@drniqbal), Nawaz and Yew. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Education increases patience: Evidence from a change in a compulsory schooling law", by Šimunović. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "A comment on “Height and the standard of living in Puerto Rico from the Spanish Enlightenment to annexation by the United States, 1770-1924”", by Marein and Devereux. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Secular Change in Heights of Rural Adults in West-Central Poland between 1986 and 2016: The Transition from Pre- to Post- Communism", by Bartowiak, Konarski, Strzelczyk, and Malina. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "The causal impact of fetal exposure to PM2.5 on birth outcomes: evidence from rural China", by Li and Zhang. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Beyond the brink: Unraveling the opioid crisis and its profound impacts", by Zai. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "The effect actual and expected income shocks on mental wellbeing: Evidence from three East Asian countries during COVID-19", by Zamanzadeh, Cavoli, Ghasemi & Rokni. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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Just accepted: "Left-digit bias in self-reported height", by Cho. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.1…
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