Are Ghettos Good or Bad?
- D. Cutler, E. Glaeser
- Economics
- 1 June 1995
Theory suggests that spatial separation of racial and ethnic groups can have both positive and negative effects on the economic performance of minorities. Racial segregation may be damaging because…
The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014.
- Raj Chetty, Michael Stepner, D. Cutler
- Economics, MedicineJAMA
- 26 April 2016
In the United States between 2001 and 2014, higher income was associated with greater longevity, and differences in life expectancy across income groups increased over time, however, the association between life expectancy and income varied substantially across areas; differences in longevity acrossincome groups decreased in some areas and increased in others.
Understanding differences in health behaviors by education.
- D. Cutler, A. Lleras-Muney
- EducationJournal of Health Economics
- 2010
The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
- D. Cutler, E. Glaeser, Jacob L. Vigdor
- HistoryJournal of Political Economy
- 1 January 1997
This paper examines segregation in American cities from 1890 to 1990. From 1890 to 1940, ghettos were born as blacks migrated to urban areas and cities developed vast expanses filled with almost…
An aging society: opportunity or challenge?
- D. Cutler, J. Poterba, L. Sheiner, L. Summers
- EconomicsBrookings papers on economic activity
- 1990
The general conclusion is that demographic changes will improve American standards of living in the near future, but lower them slightly over the very long term.
Incidence and mortality of hip fractures in the United States.
- C. Brauer, Marcelo Coca-Perraillon, D. Cutler, A. Rosen
- MedicineJAMA
- 14 October 2009
In the United States, hip fracture rates and subsequent mortality among persons 65 years and older are declining, and comorbidities among patients with hip fractures have increased.
Workplace wellness programs can generate savings.
- Katherine Baicker, D. Cutler, Zirui Song
- Economics, MedicineHealth Affairs
- 1 February 2010
A critical meta-analysis of the literature on costs and savings associated with workplace disease prevention and wellness programs found that medical costs fall by about $3.27 for every dollar spent on wellness programs, which suggests that the wider adoption of such programs could prove beneficial for budgets and productivity as well as health outcomes.
What moves stock prices?
- D. Cutler, J. Poterba, L. Summers
- Economics, Business
- 1 March 1988
This paper estimates the fraction of the variance in aggregate stock returns that can be attributed to various kinds of news. First, we consider macroeconomic news and show that it is difficult to…
The gap gets bigger: changes in mortality and life expectancy, by education, 1981-2000.
- E. Meara, Seth Richards, D. Cutler
- EducationHealth Affairs
- 1 March 2008
With the exception of black males, all recent gains in life expectancy at age twenty-five have occurred among better-educated groups, raising educational differentials in life life expectancy by 30 percent.
Early-Life Malaria Exposure and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Malaria Eradication in India
- D. Cutler, Winnie Fung, M. Kremer, M. Singhal, Tom S. Vogl
- Economics
- 1 April 2010
We examine the effects of exposure to malaria in early childhood on educational attainment and economic status in adulthood by exploiting geographic variation in malaria prevalence in India prior to…
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