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January 1, 2003 | Program Result
There are many high-risk behaviors in which youth engage which have important implications for their present well-being and their prospects later in life. Yet, most traditional economists have paid relatively little attention to creating economic models of youth behavior.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between the proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and children's eating patterns and weight.
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study examining the relationship between maternal depression and management of asthma health care utilization for children found a reduction in asthma spending for children whose mothers were treated for depression.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The authors examined social risk factors (poverty, minority race/ethnicity, low parental education and not living with both biological parents) to assess whether an accretion of risk factors had a cumulative effect on child health. They also investi ...