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  • Open Access
    Political Stressors and Birth OutcomesEvidence from the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
    Ezra Golberstein, Daniel Guth and David Slusky
    Published online before print October 08, 2026, 1025-14605R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1025-14605R2
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    The Good Daughter?Family Responses to Parental Employment Shocks
    Anna Aizer, Gabrielle Grafton and Santiago Pérez
    Published online before print October 08, 2026, 1125-14631R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1125-14631R1
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    Expectations about the Productivity of Effort and Academic OutcomesEvidence from a Randomized Information Intervention
    Adeline Delavande, Emilia Del Bono, Angus Holford, Sonkurt Sen and Vedran Lesic
    Published online before print September 09, 2026, 0824-13737R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0824-13737R2
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    Affordable Housing During Childhood Improves Long-Term Outcomes of Women and Their Children
    Janet Currie and Jessica Van Parys
    Published online before print September 09, 2026, 1025-14615R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1025-14615R2
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    The Labor Market and Health Impacts of Reducing Cesarean Section Deliveries
    Sarah Miller, Petra Persson, Maya Rossin-Slater and Laura R. Wherry
    Published online before print September 09, 2026, 1025-14609R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1025-14609R2
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    Anticipatory FertilityConceptions, Births, and Abortions around Employment Shocks
    Anna Bárdits, Anna Adamecz, Márta Bisztray, Andrea Weber and Ágnes Szabó-Morvai
    Published online before print September 09, 2026, 1025-14577R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1025-14577R2
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Current issue

Journal of Human Resources: 61 (5)
Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue 5
1 Sep 2026
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JHR Special Issue: Advances in the Economics of Children

The focus of this special issue is advances in the economics of children following the pioneering work of Janet Currie. This issue includes papers in the following four topic areas: determinants and consequences of maternal and infant health, the social safety net and child health and well-being, long-term and intergenerational effects of conditions in early life, and the determinants of mental health and mental health care.

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Errors in Survey Reporting and Imputation and their Effects on Estimates of Food Stamp Program Participation
Depression, Risk Preferences, and Risk-Taking Behavior
Food for thought? Experimental Evidence on the Learning Impacts of a Large-Scale School Feeding Program
Adverse Impacts of Mental Health Needs Assessment on Jail Outcomes

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About Journal of Human Resources

The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.

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