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Did the ACA Medicaid Expansion Save Lives?

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A Path Out: Prescription Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Suicide

It is found that supply-side interventions decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an inherent risk of suicide.
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Paying to Avoid Recession: Using Reenlistment to Estimate the Cost of Unemployment

This paper provides revealed preference estimates of the monetary value to workers of a lower unemployment rate at the time of job separation. By examining the decision between reenlisting and…
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Air Pollution and the Labor Market: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke

We study how air pollution impacts the U.S. labor market by analyzing the effects of drifting wildfire smoke. We link satellite-based smoke plume data with labor market outcomes to estimate that an…
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CEO Stress and Life Expectancy: The Role of Corporate Governance and Financial Distress∗

Optimal pay-for-performance has to account for private benefits distorting managerial incentives. We focus on one aspect of private benefits – CEO health and mortality. Our identification exploits…

Minimum Wages and Retirement

The authors study the effect of the minimum wage on the employment outcomes and Social Security claiming of older US workers from 1983 to 2016. The probability of work at or near the minimum wage…
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Effects of Military Service on Earnings and Education, Revisited: Variation by Service Duration, Occupation, and Civilian Unemployment

Abstract : The overriding objective of U.S. military compensation policy is to attract and retain the force necessary to meet the nation s national security objectives. Whether and how military…

Run for Your Life? The Effect of Close Elections on the Life Expectancy of Politicians

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CEO Stress, Aging, and Death

We show that increased job demands due to takeover threats and industry crises have significant adverse consequences for managers' long-term health. Using hand-collected data on the dates of birth…
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A Path Out: Prescription Drug Abuse and Suicide

It is found that prescription drug abuse is associated with an inherent risk of suicide, and that supply-side interventions decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks.
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