2011
The Effect of School Quality on Black-White Health Differences: Evidence from Segregated Southern Schools
David Frisvold and Ezra Golberstein
CHCS Working Paper 2011-1 (December)
Racial disparities in health have been well documented in the United States. The authors examine the effects of segregation and school quality on racial disparities in health in later life.
2011
To Work or Not to Work: The Economics of a Mother's Dilemma
Julie L. Hotchkiss, M. Melinda Pitts, and Mary Beth Walker
Working Paper 2011-2 (March)
In determining a woman's decision whether to reenter the labor force after the birth of a child, the authors find that both the direct and opportunity labor market costs of exiting the workforce figure prominently in the decision.
A Decomposition of the Black-White Differential in Birth Outcomes
M. Melinda Pitts, Mary Beth Walker, and Brian S. Armour
Working Paper 2011-1 (March)
The authors examine racial disparities in birth outcomes, finding that marriage rates, father's characteristics, and prenatal care contribute to racial differences in birth outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight.
