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Identifying Barriers to Physical Activity and Exercise Within the Bexar County Community Open

Michael A. Shaffer, Virgil DeMario, Bailie Moorhead, R. Villegas, Nancy Kha , et al. · 2025

Medicine

Extensive evidence highlights the cardiovascular, metabolic, psychological, and autoimmune health benefits of physical activity (PA). Despite the well-established benefits of PA, a significant portion of the population does not meet the st…

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL WORKERS ON POST-ACUTE CARE DISCHARGE OUTCOMES Open

Amy Restorick Roberts, Amy Restorick Roberts, John R. Bowblis, Austin C. Smith · 2019

Medicine Business Psychology

Background: Social service staff may play a key role in helping post-acute care patients in skilled nursing facilities return home, yet few studies quantify how social service staff contribute to better patient outcomes. Method: A quasi-ex…

Performance Pay and Productivity in Health Care: Evidence from Community Health Centers Open

Brian C. Cadena, Austin C. Smith · 2019

Business Economics Psychology

Nearly half of high earning workers receive performance pay as part of their compensation, but we know strikingly little about the incentive effects of piece rate compensation on high-skilled workers. In this paper, we examine changes in m…

THE SOCIAL WORKER EFFECT ON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS Open

John R. Bowblis, Amy Restorick Roberts, Austin C. Smith · 2018

Medicine Psychology Economics

This study examines how the professionalization of social service staff with qualified social workers (QSWs) is related to the psychosocial functioning (e.g., depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning) of short-term, post-acute care nu…

Greek Life, Academics, and Earnings Open

William E. Even, Austin C. Smith · 2018

Business Political science

Using records from a large public university, we examine the impact of Greek life on academic performance and salaries. To isolate the causal effect of Greek life, we exploit a university policy prohibiting students from joining a Greek or…

Spring Forward at Your Own Risk: Daylight Saving Time and Fatal Vehicle Crashes Open

Austin C. Smith · 2016

Economics Business Geography

Daylight Saving Time (DST) impacts over 1.5 billion people, yet many of its impacts on practicing populations remain uncertain. Exploiting the discrete nature of DST transitions and a 2007 policy change, I estimate the impact of DST on fat…

Replication data for: Spring Forward at Your Own Risk: Daylight Saving Time and Fatal Vehicle Crashes Open

Austin C. Smith · 2016

Computer science Environmental science Biology

Daylight Saving Time (DST) impacts over 1.5 billion people, yet many of its impacts on practicing populations remain uncertain. Exploiting the discrete nature of DST transitions and a 2007 policy change, I estimate the impact of DST on fat…

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