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NBER Working Papers


Ruhm, Han, and Waldfogal, “Parental Leave Policies and Parents’ Employment and Leave-Taking,” NBER Working Paper No. 13697, December 2007.

Holland and Mansur, “Is Real-Time Pricing Green? The Environmental Impacts of Electricity Demand Variance,” NBER Working Paper No. 13508, September 2007.

Ruhm and Baum, “Age, Socioeconomic Status and Obesity Growth,” NBER Working Paper No. 13289, July 2007.

Holland, Knittel, and Hughes, “Greenhouse Gas Reductions under Low Carbon Fuel Standards,” NBER Working Paper No. 13266, July 2007.

Ruhm, “Current and Future Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in the United States,” NBER Working Paper No. 13181, June 2007.

Ruhm, “A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart,” NBER Working Paper No. 12102, March 2006.

Ruhm and Rosenbaum, “The Cost of Caring for Young Children,” NBER Working Paper No. 11837, December 2005.

Ruhm, “Macroeconomic Conditions, Health and Mortality,” NBER Working Paper No. 11007, December 2004.

Ruhm, “Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development,” NBER Working Paper No. 10691, August 2004.

Ruhm, “Does Prekindergarten Improve School Preparation and Performance?,” with Katherine Magnuson and Jane Waldfogel, NBER Working Paper No. 10452, April 2004.

Ruhm, “How Well Do Parents with Young Children Combine Work and Family Life?,” NBER Working Paper No. 10247, January 2004.

Stephen Holland, “On the Efficiency of Competitive Electricity Markets with Time-Invariant Retail Prices,” with Severin Borenstein, NBER Working Paper No. 9922, August 2003.

Ruhm, “Healthy Living at Hard Times,” NBER Working Paper No. 9468, February 2003.

Ruhm, “Deaths Rise in Good Economic Times: Evidence from the OECD,” with Ulf-G. Gerdtham, NBER Working Paper No. 9357, November 2002.

Ruhm, “Does Drinking Really Decrease in Bad Times,” with William Black, NBER Working Paper No. 8511, October 2001.

Ruhm, “Economic Expansions are Unhealthy: Evidence from Microdata,” NBER Working Paper No. 8447, August 2001.

Ruhm, “Parental Employment and Child Cognitive Development,” NBER Working Paper No.7666, April 2000.

Link, “Universities as Research Partners,” with B. Hall and J. Scott, NBER Working Paper No. 7643, April 2000.

Ruhm, “Compensation in the Nonprofit Sector,” with Carey Borkoski, NBER Working Paper No.7562, February 2000.

Rosenbaum, “Making Single Mothers Work: Recent Tax and Welfare Policy and its Effects,” with Bruce D. Meyer, NBER Working Paper No. 7491, January 2000.

Rosenbaum, “Welfare, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers,” with Bruce D. Meyer, NBER Working Paper No. 7363, September 1999.

Link, “Assessing the Impact of Organizational Practices on the Productivity of University Technology Transfer Offices: An Exploratory Study,” with D. Siegel and D. Waldman, NBER Working Paper No. 7256, August 1999.

Ribar, “Demographic Change and Public Assistance Programs,” with Robert A. Moffitt, NBER Working Paper No. 6621, April 1999.

Ribar, “The Decline of Welfare Benefits in the US: The Role of Wage Inequality,” with Robert A. Moffitt and Mark Wilhelm, NBER Working Paper No. 5774, April 1999.

Ruhm, “Parental Leave and Child Health,” NBER Working Paper No. 6554, May 1998.

Ruhm, “The Economic Consequences of Parental Leave Mandates: Lessons from Europe,” NBER Working Paper No. 5688, July 1996.

Ruhm, “Trade Sensitivity, Technology and Labor Displacement,” with John T. Addision and Douglas A. Fox, NBER Working Paper No. 5621, June 1996.

Ruhm, “Are Recessions Good for Your Health?,” NBER Working Paper No. 5570, May 1996.

Rosenbaum, “Repeat Use of Unemployment Insurance,” with Bruce D. Meyer, NBER Working Paper No. 5423, January 1996.

Ruhm, “Alcohol Policies and Highway Vehicle Fatalities,” NBER Working Paper No. 5195, July 1995.

Ruhm, “Parental Leave Policies in Europe and North America,” with Jackqueline L. Teague, NBER Working Paper No. 5065, March 1995.

Ruhm, “Is High School Employment Consumption or Investment?,” NBER Working Paper No. 5030, February 1995.

Ruhm, “Do Pensions Increase the Labor Supply of Older Men,?” NBER Working Paper No. 4925, November 1994.

Ruhm, “Economic Conditions and Alcohol Problems,” NBER Working Paper No. 4914, November 1994.

 

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