Susan L Averett
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Averett S, Smith J, Wang Y
Health Econ
. 2019 Nov;
28(12):1491-1496.
PMID: 31762149
The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic, and drug overdose deaths are becoming a leading cause of death. Meanwhile, in 2010, the United States passed comprehensive...
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Averett S, Smith J, Wang Y
Appl Econ Lett
. 2018 Sep;
24(16):1127-1130.
PMID: 30245574
This article examines the effect of minimum wage increases on the self-reported health of teenage workers. We use a difference-in-differences estimation strategy and data from the Current Population Survey, and...
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Identification of the Effect of Depression on Risky Sexual Behavior: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
Averett S, Wang Y
Am Econ Rev
. 2018 Mar;
102(3):570-4.
PMID: 29522297
No abstract available.
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Averett S, Fletcher E
Matern Child Health J
. 2015 Oct;
20(3):655-64.
PMID: 26515472
Objective: To investigate the association between prepregnancy obesity and birth outcomes using fixed effect models comparing siblings from the same mother. Methods: A total of 7496 births to 3990 mothers...
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Averett S, Stacey N, Wang Y
Econ Hum Biol
. 2014 Dec;
15:23-40.
PMID: 25434513
Using data from the National Income Dynamics Study, we document differentials in both underweight and obesity across race and gender in post-Apartheid South Africa. Using a nonlinear decomposition method, we...
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Kohn J, Averett S
J Health Econ
. 2014 Apr;
36:69-83.
PMID: 24769050
The dynamic evolution of health and persistent relationship status pose econometric challenges to disentangling the causal effect of relationships on health from the selection effect of health on relationship choice....
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Averett S, Smith J
Econ Hum Biol
. 2014 Jan;
15:201-12.
PMID: 24411309
There is a substantial correlation between household debt and health. Individuals with less healthy lifestyles are more likely to hold debt, yet there is little evidence as to whether this...
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Stifel D, Averett S
Econ Hum Biol
. 2009 Jun;
7(3):387-97.
PMID: 19560988
The prevalence of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically over the past two decades, and is creating well-known public health problems. Moreover, there is also evidence that...
9.
Averett S, Sikora A, Argys L
Econ Hum Biol
. 2008 Aug;
6(3):330-49.
PMID: 18753018
Recent increases in the incidence of obesity and declines in marriage have prompted policymakers to implement policies to mitigate these trends. This paper examines the link between these two outcomes....
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Averett S, Rees D, Argys L
Am J Public Health
. 2002 Oct;
92(11):1773-8.
PMID: 12406807
Objectives: This study sought to examine the effects of government policies and neighborhood characteristics on adolescent female sexual behavior to better inform future public policy decisions. Methods: Using a bivariate...