Elizabeth Brainerd

Brandeis University - Department of Economics

Professor

Waltham, MA 02454-9110

United States

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

15

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Scholarly Papers (15)

Importing Equality? The Impact of Globalization on Gender Discrimination

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Oct 2002
Sandra E. Black and Elizabeth Brainerd
Columbia University and Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Gender Wage Gap, Discrimination

Importing Equality? The Impact of Globalization on Gender Discrimination

NBER Working Paper No. w9110
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2022
Sandra E. Black and Elizabeth Brainerd
Columbia University and Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Importing Equality? The Impact of Globalization on Gender Discrimination

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Jul 2003
Sandra E. Black and Elizabeth Brainerd
Columbia University and Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Gender wage gap, discrimination

Importing Equality? The Impact of Globalization on Gender Discrimination

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 540-559, 2004
Posted: 25 Jul 2004
Sandra E. Black and Elizabeth Brainerd
Columbia University and Brandeis University - Department of Economics

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Gender discrimination, globalization

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Importing Equality? The Effects of Increased Competition on the Gender Wage Gap

FRB of New York Staff Report No. 74
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Aug 1999
Sandra E. Black and Elizabeth Brainerd
Columbia University and Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Reassessing the Standard of Living in the Soviet Union: An Analysis Using Archival and Anthropometric Data

William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 812
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jun 2006
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Soviet Union, Russia, height, health, standard of living

Reassessing the Standard of Living in the Soviet Union: An Analysis Using Archival and Anthropometric Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1958
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Feb 2006
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Soviet Union, Russia, health, standard of living

Reassessing the Standard of Living in the Soviet Union: An Analysis Using Archival and Anthropometric Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5525
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Jun 2006
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Health, Russia, Soviet Union, standard of living

Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 24 Jan 2005
Elizabeth Brainerd and David M. Cutler
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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health, mortality, Russia, Eastern Europe

Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union

NBER Working Paper No. w10868
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 28 Oct 2004 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2022
Elizabeth Brainerd and David M. Cutler
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 27 May 2005
Elizabeth Brainerd and David M. Cutler
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Health, mortality, Russia, Eastern Europe

Autopsy on an Empire: Understanding Mortality in Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 107-130, Winter 2005
Posted: 06 Oct 2005
Elizabeth Brainerd and David M. Cutler
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Economic Reform and Mortality in the Former Soviet Union: A Study of the Suicide Epidemic in the 1990s

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Apr 2001
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Suicide; mortality; transition economies

Maternity Benefits and Marital Stability after Birth: Evidence from the Soviet Baltic Republics

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 08 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2023
Elizabeth Brainerd and Olga Malkova
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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maternity benefits, family policy, marital stability, divorce

Maternity Benefits and Marital Stability after Birth: Evidence from the Soviet Baltic Republics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16238
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 23 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2023
Elizabeth Brainerd and Olga Malkova
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Eastern Europe, Baltics, maternity benefits, marital stability, divorce, marriage

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Seasonal Effects of Water Quality on Infant and Child Health in India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6559
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 May 2012
Elizabeth Brainerd and Nidhiya Menon
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and Brandeis University - International Business School
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fertilizer agrichemicals, water pollutants, child health, infant mortality, India, fertilizers

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The Lasting Effect of Sex Ratio Imbalance on Marriage and Family: Evidence from World War Ii in Russia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10130
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2024
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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divorce law, fertility, family, marriage, sex ratios

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The Decline of Child Stunting in 122 Countries: A Systematic Review of Child Growth Studies Since the Nineteenth Century

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Jul 2024
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Central Bank of Colombia, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Pembroke College, Oxford, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, German Medical Association, Brandeis University - Department of Economics, University of the Philippines Manila, Lund University, Bowling Green State University, Seoul National University, University College London - Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University of Warwick, Ghent University, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Administración y Economía, Stellenbosch University, University of Zurich, University of Valencia, University of Strathclyde, University of Essex - Department of Economics, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard, University of Helsinki, University of Guelph - Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, Radboud University, University of Warsaw, University of Lucerne, Wake Forest University, Universidad del Norte, University of Nottingham - Nottingham University Business School, Lund University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Salamanca, The University of Manchester, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Lisbon, Radboud University, International Trademark Association, University of Helsinki, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, University of Zurich, Australian National University - College of Business & Economics and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Medical School
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malnutrition, child stunting, growth faltering, health transition

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The Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Apr 2003
Elizabeth Brainerd and Mark V. Siegler
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and California State University, Sacramento - Department of Economics
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Influenza, flu, 1918, economic growth

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Alcohol in the Family: How an Anti-alcohol Campaign Transformed Marriage and Childbearing

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 Feb 2024
Elizabeth Brainerd and Olga Malkova
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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alcohol policy, mortality, fertility, marital stability

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Human Development in Eastern Europe and the CIS Since 1990

UNDP-HDRO Occasional Papers No. 2010/16
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Nov 2013
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics
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Culture and Fertility: How Religion Mediates the Response to Maternity Benefits

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Nov 2023
Elizabeth Brainerd and Olga Malkova
Brandeis University - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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JEL codes: J13, J18, P20, Z10, Z12 fertility, culture, family policies, parental leave, religion, religiosity

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Women in Transition: Changes in Gender Wage Differentials in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, October 2000
Posted: 09 Jul 2001
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics

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Winners and Losers in Russia's Economic Transition

Posted: 14 Feb 1999
Elizabeth Brainerd
Brandeis University - Department of Economics

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