Dara Lee Luca

Mathematica Policy Research

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Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit

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Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit

Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 17-088
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2018
Dara Lee Luca and Michael Luca
Mathematica Policy Research and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit

NBER Working Paper No. w25806
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 May 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Dara Lee Luca and Michael Luca
Mathematica Policy Research and Harvard University - Business School (HBS)
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Higher Education and Economic Growth in Africa

International Journal of African Higher Education, 2014, 1(1): 22-57
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Dec 2014
David E. Bloom, David Canning, Kevin J Chan and Dara Lee Luca
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University and Mathematica Policy Research
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higher education, Africa, economic growth

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Can Alcohol Prohibition Reduce Violence Against Women?

American Economic Review, Vol. 105, No. 5, 2015
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Nov 2015
Dara Lee Luca, Emily Greene Owens and Gunjan Sharma
Mathematica Policy Research, Cornell University and World Bank
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alcohol consumption, domestic violence, violence against women, prohibition, minimum legal drinking age

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The Global Demography of Aging: Facts, Explanations, Future

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10163
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
David E. Bloom and Dara Lee Luca
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mathematica Policy Research
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population aging, economic demography, longevity

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Do Traffic Tickets Reduce Motor Vehicle Accidents? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015, 34(1): 85-106
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2015
Dara Lee Luca
Mathematica Policy Research
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traffic tickets, motor vehicle accidents, natural experiment

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The Global Demography of Ageing: Facts, Explanations, Future

Forthcoming in the Handbook of the Economics of Population Ageing (Elsevier)
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2021
David E. Bloom and Dara Lee Luca
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mathematica Policy Research
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The Digital Scarlet Letter: The Effect of Online Criminal Records on Crime

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2018
Dara Lee Luca
Mathematica Policy Research
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crime, recidivism, criminal records

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The Impact of Repealing Sunday Closing Laws on Educational Attainment

Journal of Human Resources, 2013, 48(2): 286-310.
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2013
Dara Lee Luca
Mathematica Policy Research
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human capital investment, youth labor supply, blue laws

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Scheduling Uncertainty and Employment of Young Adults with Disabilities

CRR WP 2020-5
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 09 Feb 2020
Dara Lee Luca and Purvi Sevak
Mathematica Policy Research and Boston College - Center for Retirement Research
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The Returns to Parental Health: Evidence from Indonesia

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The Returns to Parental Health: Evidence from Indonesia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11987
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
Dara Lee Luca and David E. Bloom
Mathematica Policy Research and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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parental health, spousal health, child health, education, family economics

The Returns to Parental Health: Evidence from Indonesia

NBER Working Paper No. w25304
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2023
Dara Lee Luca and David E. Bloom
Mathematica Policy Research and Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Understanding the Local-Level Predictors of Disability Program Flows: New Adult Awards and Beneficiary Work Activity

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Feb 2022
Jody Schimmel Hyde, Jonathan A. Schwabish, Paul O'Leary and Dara Lee Luca
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Mathematica Policy Research, Urban Institute, Government of the United States of America - Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support and Mathematica Policy Research
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Social Security

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Employment Outcomes for Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants Who Use Opioids

Posted: 19 Jul 2022
April Yanyuan Wu, Denise Hoffman, Paul O’Leary and Dara Lee Luca
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Mathematica Policy Research, University of Leoben and Mathematica Policy Research

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Social Security