Search Results - "Kearney, Melissa S."

Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV's "16 and Pregnant" on Teen Childbearing by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…This paper explores the impact of the introduction of the widely viewed MTV reality show 16 and Pregnant on teen childbearing. Our main analysis relates…”
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Explaining the Decline in the US Employment-to-Population Ratio: A Review of the Evidence by Abraham, Katharine G., Kearney, Melissa S.

“…This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline…”
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House prices and birth rates: The impact of the real estate market on the decision to have a baby by Dettling, Lisa J., Kearney, Melissa S.

“…This project investigates how changes in Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)-level house prices affect household fertility decisions. Recognizing that housing…”
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Income inequality, social mobility, and the decision to drop out of high school by Kearney, Melissa Schettini, Levine, Phillip B

“…It is widely documented that places with higher levels of income inequality have lower rates of social mobility. But it is an open question whether and how…”
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Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States So High and Why Does It Matter? by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…Teens in the United States are far more likely to give birth than in any other industrialized country in the world. U.S. teens are two and a half times as…”
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MALE EARNINGS, MARRIAGEABLE MEN, AND NONMARITAL FERTILITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE FRACKING BOOM by Kearney, Melissa S., Wilson, Riley

“…We investigate whether an increase in the potential earnings of men leads to an increase in marriage and a reduction in nonmarital births by exploiting the…”
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The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates since the Great Recession by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B., Pardue, Luke

“…This paper documents a set of facts about the dramatic decline in birth rates in the United States between 2007 and 2020 and explores possible explanations…”
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Investigating recent trends in the U.S. teen birth rate by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…We investigate trends in the U.S. rate of teen childbearing between 1981 and 2010, focusing specifically on the sizable decline since 1991. We focus on…”
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Trends in U.S. wage inequality: revising the revisionists by Autor, D.H, Katz, L.F, Kearney, M.S

“…A recent "revisionist" literature characterizes the pronounced rise in U.S. wage inequality since 1980 as an "episodic" event of the first half of the 1980s…”
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Income Inequality and Early Nonmarital Childbearing by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…Using individual-level data from the United States, we empirically investigate the role of lower-tail income inequality in determining rates of early…”
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The US COVID-19 baby bust and rebound by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…We document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on births in the USA. First, using Vital Statistics birth data on the universe of US births, we show that the…”
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What does critical thinking mean in teaching economics? by Kearney, Melissa S.

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Role Models, Mentors, and Media Influences by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…Children from low-income backgrounds are less likely to have economically successful role models and mentors in their own families and neighborhoods, and are…”
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How Cultural Factors Shape Economic Outcomes: Introducing the Issue by Kearney, Melissa S., Haskins, Ron

“…Children's economic and social outcomes, both during their childhood and in their adult years, largely depend on the circumstances into which they are born and…”
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The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market by Autor, David H., Katz, Lawrence F., Kearney, Melissa S.

“…Recent work emphasizes a slowing of wage inequality growth over the last 15 years. This "revisionist" literature views the 1980s surge in wage inequality as an…”
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Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low‐Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case‐Management Intervention by Evans, William N., Kearney, Melissa S., Perry, Brendan, Sullivan, James X.

“…Community college completion rates are low, especially among low‐income students. The existing policy and research attention has primarily focused on academic…”
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SUBSIDIZED CONTRACEPTION, FERTILITY, AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…We examine the impact of recent state-level Medicaid policy changes that expanded eligibility for family planning services to higher-income women and to…”
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Early Childhood Education by Television: Lessons from Sesame Street by Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…We investigate whether preschool-age children exposed to Sesame Street when it aired in 1969 experienced improved educational and labor market outcomes. We…”
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How economic inequality shapes mobility expectations and behaviour in disadvantaged youth by Browman, Alexander S., Destin, Mesmin, Kearney, Melissa S., Levine, Phillip B.

“…Economic inequality can have a range of negative consequences for those in younger generations, particularly for those from lower-socioeconomic status (SES)…”
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The future of family-friendly policies by Boteach, Melissa, Follett, Chelsea, Gruberg, Sharita, Kearney, Melissa S., Sawhill, Isabel V.

“…Families are under increasing stress from the rising cost of raising children, especially single-parent households and those where both parents work. Lack of…”
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