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Causal Effects of Economic Conditions on Family Formation: Evidence from the Fracking Boom
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Melissa Kearney aims to determine the influence of economic prospects on family formation among less educated men
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Cohen notes complex decision-making around pregnancy
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COVID-19 "baby bust" will have long term effects
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Cutting Funding for Food Stamps is "Economically and Morally Unsound"
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Washington Post Op-Ed piece makes case for retaining food stamp support
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Do Lottery Payments Induce Savings Behavior? Evidence from the Lab
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Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland, et al. // Keywords: prize linked savings, lotteries, risk preferences, Prelec weighting; 2013-013
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Econ Seminar : Janice Eberly, Kellogg School of Management
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Investing in Innovation: Models and Measurement with Intangible Capital
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Exploring the culture of despair
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Faculty Associate Melissa Kearney and Philip B. Levine find that inequality trumps location in predicting early childbearing out of wedlock
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For Low-Wage Workers, Two Incomes Are Not Much Better Than One
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Kearney and Turner argue that the current tax code puts an unfair burden on low-income families with two earners
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Income inequality and adolescent 'drop out' behaviors
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Melissa Kearney, Economics, plans to expand research into the relationship between income inequality and birth decisions by low-income women
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Inequality and Teenage "Drop Out" Behaviors
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Melissa Kearney and colleagues examine a hypothetical "desperation" effect on economically disadvantaged students through a grant funded by the Smith Richardson Foundation
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Kearney and Levine study identifies Sesame Street education boon
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Effect pronounced for boys, African Americans, and children in disadvantaged areas
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