Journal of Human Resources articles from January 1996

Journal of Human Resources archives from January 1996

Eliciting student expectations of the returns to schooling.
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction We report here on the design and first application of an interactive computer-assisted self-administered interview (CASI) survey eliciting from high school students and college undergraduates their expectations of the income...

What do students know about wages? Evidence from a survey of undergraduates. (includes appendix)
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction How do people choose whether to attend college? Once in college, how do they choose a field? Despite the pivotal importance of education in labor economics, we know surprisingly little about how people make these decisions...

When do women use Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Food Stamps? The dynamics of eligibility versus participation. (includes appendix)
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction Public assistance programs in the United States continue to be the focus of much controversy and concern. Stereotypical views of welfare recipients claim that they do everything possible, from refusing to work to even having...

Infant health and the labor supply of mothers. (includes appendices)
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction The relationship between the labor supply of mothers of young children and the health of their children in developing countries has been the subject of a debate in recent years. Infants represent the most nutritionally...

The impact of state abortion restrictions on minors' demand for abortions.
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction In 1973 the United States Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113) that a right of personal privacy exists under the Constitution and this right includes a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy....

Restrictions on Medicaid funding of abortion: effects of birth weight and pregnancy resolutions.
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction Medicaid is a joint state/federal program of medical insurance for the poor, and the costs of most services are shared between the two levels of government. But the Hyde Amendment of 1976 restricted federal funding of abortion...

The opportunity costs of elder care. (includes appendix)
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction The question of whether caregivers incur opportunity costs in terms of forgone employment and income has been of long-standing policy interest (Lave 1985; Pepper Commission 1990). A number of previous studies have analyzed the...

The human capital effect of general education development certificates on low income women. (includes appendix)
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction This study analyzes the impact of educational credentials, years of education completed, and academic achievement on wage rates and annual hours of work of women with and without children. In particular, the study focuses on...

Decomposing the gender gap in cognitive skills in a poor rural economy.
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction Girls lag markedly behind boys in schooling in many developing countries even though this gender gap has been declining in recent years (King and Hill 1993; Behrman 1993; World Bank 1993). For all low-income countries as...

The distribution and anti-poverty effectiveness of U.S. transfers, 1992.
January 1, 1996... I. Introduction In 1992, federal, state, and local governments spent almost $1.3 trillion on social welfare programs. Social welfare programs all have different goals (long term and short term), but each contributes to reducing poverty in the...