IRP Discussion Papers - 1980

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Socioeconomic characteristics of women in a developing country and the degree of urbanization

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Wolfe, B. L., Behrman, J. R., Belli, H., Cairns, K., and Williamson, N.
DP 655-81. 1980. 53 pp.

Public policies and child health care utilization: Do they achieve equality?

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Wolfe, B. L.
DP 640-80. 1980. 34 pp.

Income instability, inequality, and non-earned income

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David, M. and Menchik, P. L.
DP 639-80. 1980. 23 pp.

Women in the labor force in a developing country: Geographical and sectoral labor market segmentation and returns to human capital within a double selectivity model

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Behrman, J. R. and Wolfe, B. L.
DP 638-80. 1980. 48 pp.

The effect of Social Security on bequests

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David, M. and Menchik, P. L.
DP 637-80. 1980. 42 pp.

Municipal residency requirements and the local economy

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Eisinger, P. K.
DP 636-80. 1980. 23 pp.

Socioeconomic differentials in child mortality in the United States

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Mare, R. D.
DP 635-80. 1980. 32 pp.

Budget shares and optimal commodity taxes without computation

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Balcer, Y. and Sadka, E.
DP 634-80. 1980. 10 pp.

Social stratification and mobility: Two decades of cumulative social science

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Featherman, D. L.
DP 633-80. 1980. 38 pp.

Rationality and class struggle

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Levine, A. and Wright, E. O.
DP 632-80. 1980. 51 pp.

Centralization and the search for efficiency and equality: The British National Health Service

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Hollingsworth, R.
DP 631-80. 1980. 76 pp.

Modifying risk-taking behavior through public policy: The case of cigarette smoking

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Leu, R. E.
DP 629-80.  1980. 37 pp.

The distributional impact of targeted public employment programs

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Danziger, S. and Jakubson, G.
19 DP 628-80. 1980. 41 pp.

Black/white differences in job shift behavior: A dynamic analysis

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Sandefur, G. D.
DP 626-80. 1980. 31 pp.

A dynamic analysis of the effects of age, family characteristics, and job characteristics on migration

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Sandefur, G. D. and Scott, W. J.
DP 625-80. 1980. 31 pp.

The economics of public school closings

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Lerman, D. L.
DP 624-80. 1980. 46 pp.

Growth of the nonprofit sector: Implications for public employment and public finance

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Weisbrod, B. A.
DP 623-80. 1980. 32 pp.

Evaluating the effectiveness of unemployment insurance in reducing recidivism

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Myers, S. L., Jr.
DP 622-80. 1980. 23 pp.

Affirmative action in municipal employment: The impact of black political power

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Eisinger, P. K.
DP 621-80. 1980. 41 pp.

Efforts to restructure a medical delivery system: The British National Health Service

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Hollingsworth, R.
DP 620-80. 1980. 64 pp.

The evolving structure of the British medical delivery system, 1911–1939

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Hollingsworth, R.
DP 619-80.  1980. 61 pp.

Participation of the aged in SSI

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Warlick, J. L.
DP 618-80. 1980, 35 pp.

A demographic perspective on school desegregation in the United States

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Taeuber, K. E., Wilson, F. D., James, D. R., and Taeuber, A. F.
DP 617-80. 1980. 45 pp.

Earnings, relative income, and family formation, Part II: Fertility

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Rindfuss, R. R. and MacDonald, M. M.
DP 616-80. 1980. 45 pp.

Earnings, relative income, and family formation, Part I: Marriage

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MacDonald, M. M. and Rindfuss, R. R.
DP 615-80. 1980. 40 pp.

The delivery of medical care in England and Wales, 1890–1910

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Hollingsworth, R.
DP 614-80. 1980. 50 pp.

Black economic progress: A case against the dramatic improvement hypothesis

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Darity, W. A., Jr. and Myers, S. L., Jr.
DP 613-80. 1980. 35 pp.

From welfare to work: Women's experiences in a public job program

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Danziger, S. K.
DP 612-80. 1980. 56 pp.

On Lazear and Michael’s measure of household income equivalence

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Van der Gaag, J.
DP 611-80. 1980. 11 pp.

Human capital investments in women and fertility in a developing country: Extensions to include health and nutrition and to deal with incomplete data problems

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Behrman, J. R. and Wolfe, B. L.
DP 610-80. 1980. 34 pp.

Goals and purposes of social welfare expenditures

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Lampman, R. J.
DP 609-80. 1980. 18 pp.

Compensating losers from economic change when lump-sum transfers are not possible

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Cordes, J. J. and Weisbrod, B. A.
DP 608-80. 1980. 33 pp.

Equivalence scales, horizontal equity, and optimal taxation

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Balcer, Y. and Sadka, E.
DP 607-80. 1980. 27 pp.

Job search in a professional labor market

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Westergaard-Nielsen, N.
DP 606-80. 1980. 40 pp.

Juvenile court liaisons and theories of interorganizational relations

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Sosin, M.
DP 605-80. 1980. 31 pp.

“Proportional” vs. “creative” justice—Discretionary benefits in income-maintenance programs: The British supplementary benefits scheme

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Handler, J. F.
DP 603-80. 1980. 93 pp.

Some economic consequences of technological advance in medical care: The case of a new drug

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Geweke, J. and Weisbrod, B. A.
DP 602-80. 1980. 52 pp.

Employment in construction and distribution industries: The impact of the New Jobs Tax Credit

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Bishop, J.
DP 601-80. 1980. 51 pp.

Issues in the analysis of selectivity bias

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Barnow, B. S., Cain, G. G., and Goldberger, A. S.
DP 600-80. 1980. 30 pp.

Work and welfare as determinants of female poverty and household headship

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Danziger, S., Jakubson, G., Schwartz, S., and Smolensky, E.
DP 599-80. 1980. 61 pp.

Evaluating user satisfaction with a consumer protection hotline

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Lippert, A. and MacDonald, M.
DP 598-80. 1980. 19 pp.

Retrenchment or reorientation: Options for income support policy

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Danziger, S., Haveman, R., and Plotnick, R.
DP 597-80. 1980. 26 pp.

Determinants of women’s earnings in a developing country: A double selectivity extended human capital approach

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Behrman, J. R., Wolfe, B. L., and Tunali, F. I.
DP 596-80. 1980. 41 pp.

Work experience, criminal history, and post-prison performance

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Myers, S. L., Jr.
DP 595-80. 1980. 30 pp.

Experimental matching of people to jobs

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Sørensen, A. B.
DP 594-80. 1980. 17 pp.

An analysis of the labor supply and fertility of married women with grouped data from the 1970 U.S. Census

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Dooley, M. D.
DP 593-79. 1980. 93 pp.

On “Stratification in a Dual Economy”

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Hauser, R. M.
DP 592-79. 1980, 32 pp.

Employer-initiated job terminations

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Gottschalk, P.
DP 589-79. 1980. 18 pp.

Earnings lost and income gained: The equity and adequacy of transfers to the disabled, or, how well do the disabled fare?

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Wolfe, B. L.
DP 586-79. 1980. 39 pp.

Health insurance coverage of disabled persons under Medicaid and private insurance

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Schwalbe, R. M. and MacDonald, M.
DP 585-79. 1980. 55 pp.

Wage differentials between the private for-profit and non-profit sectors: The case of lawyers

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Weisbrod, B. A.
DP 561-79. 1980. 30 pp.