Palloni, Alberto, and Carolina Milesi Working paper no. 2003-02 Abstract The persistence of social class inequalities is a salient regularity in modern societies. In this paper we argue that there are mechanisms that link early …
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County Child Poverty Rates in the U.S.: A Spatial Regression Approach
Voss, Paul, David D. Long, Roger B. Hammer, and Samantha Friedman Working paper no. 2004-05 Abstract We apply methods of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) and spatial regression analysis to examine inter-county variation in child …
Economic Independence or Marriage Market Mismatch? An Alternative View of the Relationship between Women’s Education and Marriage in Japan
Raymo, James, and Miho Iwasawa Working paper no. 2004-17 Abstract Results from cross-national research suggest that increasing economic independence for women contributes to lower rates of marriage only in societies characterized by relatively asymmetric gender …
Money Matters: Returns to School Quality Throughout a Career
Olson, Craig A., and Deena Ackerman Working paper no. 2004-19 Abstract This paper exploits a newly created longitudinal dataset to evaluate the effect of high school resources on the earnings of male wage earners at …
Youth Responses to Expected Income and “Relationship” Consequences in Nonmarital Childbearing Choices: Are Youths Rational?
Wolfe, Barbara, Karen Pence, and Robert Haveman Working paper no. 2004-20 Abstract We hypothesize that the choices and behaviors of youths that may result in a teen nonmarital birth event are influenced by expectations of …
The Role of Expectations in Adolescent Schooling Choices: Do Youths Respond to Economic Incentives?
Wilson, Kathryn, Barbara Wolfe, and Robert Haveman Working paper no. 2004-21 Abstract We address the role of youths’ own choice-conditioned expectations in understanding their schooling choices by constructing a choice (or “switching”) model. We emphasize …
Extending Health Care Coverage to the Low-Income Population: The Influence of the Wisconsin BadgerCare Program on Insurance Coverage
Wolfe, Barbara, Thomas Kaplan, Robert Haveman, and Yoon Young Cho Working paper no. 2004-22 Abstract The Wisconsin BadgerCare program, which became operational in July 1997, expanded public health insurance eligibility to families with incomes below …
Access or Ability: What’s Behind the Relationship between Early Socioeconomic Status and Adult Mortality?
Rainwater, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2005-05 Abstract There is a persistent relationship between early socioeconomic status and morbidity and mortality that is well documented in the literature. In this thesis, I explore two of the …
Cognition, Personality, and Individual Response to Technological Change: The Case of Internet Adoption
Freese, Jeremy, and Salvador Rivas Working paper no. 2006-07 Abstract Existing sociological and other literature on digital inequalities in the United States has given little specific attention to the potential roles of cognitive ability and …
Gender, Education, and Wealth: A Prospective Study
Ruel, Erin, and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2007-03