Lena Edlund

Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics

420 W. 118th Street

New York, NY 10027

United States

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Scholarly Papers (17)

1.

More Men, More Crime: Evidence from China's One-Child Policy

IZA Working Paper No. 3214
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 May 2008
Lena Edlund, Hongbin Li, Junjian Yi and Junsen Zhang
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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male-biased sex ratios, crime, one-child policy, China

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The Wages of Sin

Columbia University Economics Discussion Paper No. 0809-16
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Jun 2009
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
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Bright Minds, Big Rent: Gentrification and the Rising Returns to Skill

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-16-36R
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 17 Nov 2016
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Princeton University
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Gentrification, Suburbanization, Returns to Skill, Labor Supply, Location Choice

Bright Minds, Big Rent: Gentrification and the Rising Returns to Skill

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9502
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Nov 2015
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Princeton University
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gentrification, returns to skill, time use, location choice

Gentrification and the Rising Returns to Skill

NBER Working Paper No. w21729
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 16 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 17 May 2023
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Princeton University
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Long-Term Effects of the 1959-1961 China Famine: Mainland China and Hong Kong

NBER Working Paper No. w13384
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2022
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Department of Economics and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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From Sex to Gender

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Dec 2006
Lena Edlund and Evelyn Korn
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
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Gender roles, Hermaphroditism, Evolution, Promiscuity, Polygyny

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Pill Power: The Prequel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5468
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Lena Edlund and Cecilia Machado
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)
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contraceptive pill, marriage, education, occupation

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Bright Minds, Big Rent: Gentrification and the Rising Returns to Skill

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-16-36
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 17 Aug 2016
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Princeton University
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Gentrification; suburbanization; returns to skill; labor supply; location choice.

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Hermaphroditism: What's Not to Like?

Journal of Theoretical Biology, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Dec 2006
Lena Edlund and Evelyn Korn
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
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Evolutionary stability, Gender Roles, Promiscuity, Polygyny, Hermaphroditism

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Chernobyl's Subclinical Legacy: Prenatal Exposure to Radioactive Fallout and School Outcomes in Sweden

NBER Working Paper No. w13347
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2022
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsStockholm University - Department of Economics
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O Sister, Where Art Thou? The Role of Son Preference and Sex Choice: Evidence from Immigrants to Canada

NBER Working Paper No. w15391
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2023
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Economics
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Women, Wealth and Mobility

NBER Working Paper No. w13162
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2022
Lena Edlund and Wojciech Kopczuk
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics
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Son Preference, Sex Selection and Economic Development: The Case of South Korea

NBER Working Paper No. w18679
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 05 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2023
Lena Edlund and Chulhee Lee
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Seoul National University - School of Economics
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It's the Phone, Stupid: Mobiles and Murder

NBER Working Paper No. w25883
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 May 2019 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Lena Edlund and Cecilia Machado
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)
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Individual vs. Parental Consent in Marriage: Implications for Intra-Household Resource Allocation and Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5474
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 May 2006
Lena Edlund and Nils-Petter Lagerlöf
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and York University - Department of Economics
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Individual consent, love marriage, parental consent, arranged marriage, endogenous growth

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Unmarried Parenthood and Redistributive Politics

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Aug 2004
Lena Edlund, Laila Haider and Rohini Pande
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
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Political gender gap, out-of-wedlock fertility, divorce, marriage age, public social spending

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Marriage and Emancipation in the Age of the Pill

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7485
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Lena Edlund and Cecilia Machado
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV)
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Contraceptive Pill, Education, Marriage, Occupation

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A Theory of Prostitution

Posted: 23 Jan 2002
Lena Edlund and Evelyn Korn
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

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