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View article: The Model T
The Model T Open
We ask (1) why the United States adopted the car more quickly than other countries before 1929, and (2) why in the United States the car changed from a luxury to a mass-market good between 1909 and 1919. The answer is in part the success o…
View article: The Lifetime Impacts of the New Deal's Youth Employment Program
The Lifetime Impacts of the New Deal's Youth Employment Program Open
We study the lifetime effects of the first and largest American youth employment and training program in the United States—the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1933–1942. We match newly digitized enrollee records to census, World War II …
View article: The Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Mothers on Family Structure and Maternal Well-Being
The Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Mothers on Family Structure and Maternal Well-Being Open
We use newly collected data for 16,000 women who applied for Mothers’ Pensions, America’s first welfare program, to investigate the effect of means-tested cash transfers on lifetime family structure and maternal well-being. In the short te…
View article: The Model T
The Model T Open
We ask (1) why the United States adopted the car more quickly than other countries before 1929, and (2) why in the United States the car changed from a luxury to a mass market good between 1909 and 1919.We argue that the answer is in part …
View article: Caloric Intake and Energy Expenditures in India
Caloric Intake and Energy Expenditures in India Open
Total energy expenditures for the Indian population between 1983 and 2012 are estimated to shed light on the debate concerning falling measured caloric intake during the period (A. Deaton and J. Drèze. 2009. "Food and Nutrition in India: F…
View article: The Incentive Effects of Cash Transfers to the Poor
The Incentive Effects of Cash Transfers to the Poor Open
All redistributive and social insurance programs trade off the potential benefits of transfers with the disincentives these programs generate.We investigate this trade-off using newly collected lifetime data for 16,000 women who applied to…
View article: Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence from the New Deal
Do Youth Employment Programs Work? Evidence from the New Deal Open
We study the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) -the first and largest youth training program in the U.S. in operation between 1933 and 1942 -to provide the first comprehensive assessment of the short-and long-term effects of means-tested y…
View article: Physician Bias and Racial Disparities in Health: Evidence from Veterans' Pensions
Physician Bias and Racial Disparities in Health: Evidence from Veterans' Pensions Open
We estimate racial differences in longevity using records from cohorts of Union Army veterans.Since veterans received pensions based on proof of disability at medical exams, estimates of the causal effect of income on mortality may be bias…
View article: Physician Bias and Racial Disparities in Health: Evidence from VeteransA Pensions
Physician Bias and Racial Disparities in Health: Evidence from VeteransA Pensions Open
We estimate racial differences in longevity using records from cohorts of Union Army veterans. Since veterans received pensions based on proof of disability at medical exams, estimates of the causal effect of income on mortality may be bia…
View article: Ideology and Migration after the American Civil War
Ideology and Migration after the American Civil War Open
The American Civil War fractured communities in border states where families who would eventually support the Union or the Confederacy lived together prior to the conflict. We study the subsequent migration choices of Civil War veterans an…
View article: Patronage Politics and the Development of the Welfare State: Confederate Pensions in the American South
Patronage Politics and the Development of the Welfare State: Confederate Pensions in the American South Open
Beginning in the 1880s, southern states introduced pensions for Confederate veterans and widows. They expanded these programs through the 1920s, while states outside the region were introducing cash transfer programs for workers, poor moth…
View article: Migration Responses to Conflict: Evidence from the Border of the American Civil War
Migration Responses to Conflict: Evidence from the Border of the American Civil War Open
The American Civil War fractured communities in border states where families who would eventually support the Union or the Confederacy lived together prior to the conflict.We study the subsequent migration choices of these Civil War vetera…
View article: The Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Families
The Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Families Open
We estimate the long-run impact of cash transfers to poor families on children's longevity, educational attainment, nutritional status, and income in adulthood. To do so, we collected individual-level administrative records of applicants t…
View article: Replication data for: The Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Families
Replication data for: The Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers to Poor Families Open
We estimate the long-run impact of cash transfers to poor families on children's longevity, educational attainment, nutritional status, and income in adulthood. To do so, we collected individual- level administrative records of applicants …
View article: Migration Responses to Conflict: Evidence from the Border of the American Civil War
Migration Responses to Conflict: Evidence from the Border of the American Civil War Open
The American Civil War fractured communities in border states where families who would eventually support the Union or the Confederacy lived together prior to the conflict. We study the subsequent migration choices of these Civil War veter…