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Marianne PageUniversity of California Davis Verified email at ucdavis.edu Cited by 7323 |
Can targeted transfers improve birth outcomes?: Evidence from the introduction of the WIC program
The goal of federal food and nutrition programs in the United States is to improve the nutritional
well-being and health of low income families. A large body of literature evaluates the …
well-being and health of low income families. A large body of literature evaluates the …
The effects of aggregate and gender-specific labor demand shocks on child health
We estimate the relationship between local labor market opportunities and child health
using state unemployment rates and demand-induced changes in mothers’ and fathers’ …
using state unemployment rates and demand-induced changes in mothers’ and fathers’ …
The intergenerational effects of worker displacement
P Oreopoulos, M Page… - Journal of Labor …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article uses variation induced by firm closures to explore the intergenerational effects of
worker displacement using a Canadian panel of administrative data that follows more than …
worker displacement using a Canadian panel of administrative data that follows more than …
Sex and science: How professor gender perpetuates the gender gap
Why aren't there more women in science? This paper begins to shed light on this question
by exploiting data from the US Air Force Academy, where students are randomly assigned to …
by exploiting data from the US Air Force Academy, where students are randomly assigned to …
Degrees matter: New evidence on sheepskin effects in the returns to education
Because many individuals do not complete their degrees in the standard number of years,
previous estimates of diploma effects, which have been based only on an individual's years of …
previous estimates of diploma effects, which have been based only on an individual's years of …
The intergenerational effects of compulsory schooling
P Oreopoulos, ME Page… - Journal of Labor …, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article attempts to improve our understanding of the causal processes that contribute to
intergenerational immobility by exploiting historical changes in compulsory schooling laws …
intergenerational immobility by exploiting historical changes in compulsory schooling laws …
Examining the link between teacher wages and student outcomes: The importance of alternative labor market opportunities and non-pecuniary variation
Researchers using cross-sectional data have failed to produce systematic evidence that
teacher salaries affect student outcomes. These studies generally do not account for non-…
teacher salaries affect student outcomes. These studies generally do not account for non-…
War and marriage: Assortative mating and the World War II GI Bill
World War II and its subsequent GI Bill have been widely credited with playing a transformative
role in American society, but there have been few quantitative analyses of these historical …
role in American society, but there have been few quantitative analyses of these historical …
School choice and the distributional effects of ability tracking: does separation increase inequality?
Tracking programs have been criticized on the grounds that they harm disadvantaged children.
The bulk of empirical research supports this view, but existing studies compare outcomes …
The bulk of empirical research supports this view, but existing studies compare outcomes …
Correlations between neighboring children in their subsequent educational attainment
This study proposes using correlations between neighboring children in their later socioeconomic
status to bound the proportion of inequality in socioeconomic outcomes that can be …
status to bound the proportion of inequality in socioeconomic outcomes that can be …