Christina H. Paxson

Princeton University

316 Wallace Hall

Princeton, NJ 08544

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

35

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Scholarly Papers (35)

1.

Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a Performance-Based Scholarship Program for Low-Income Parents

Number of pages: 167 Posted: 04 Mar 2009
MDRC, MDRC, San Francisco State University, Princeton University, Princeton University - Industrial Relations Section and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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financial aid, community college, single mothers

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Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4226
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Christina H. Paxson
World Bank - Development Research Group and Princeton University
Downloads 515 (118,986)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Youth and Governance, Street Children, Adolescent Health, Educational Sciences

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Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health, and Parenting

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Jul 2005
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group
Downloads 281 (235,331)
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Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 27 May 2001
Anne Case, Darren H. Lubotsky and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago and Princeton University
Downloads 196 (333,572)
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Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient

NBER Working Paper No. w8344
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Anne Case, Darren H. Lubotsky and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago and Princeton University
Downloads 70 (728,898)
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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12107
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and World Bank Group, Kenya
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poverty, cognitive development, gradients

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Child Health and the 1988-92 Economic Crisis in Peru

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group
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Do School Facilities Matter? The Case of the Peruvian Social Fund (Foncodes)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady and Christina H. Paxson
World Bank - Development Research Group and Princeton University
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Work, Welfare, and Child Maltreatment

NBER Working Paper No. w7343
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Feb 2000 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2022
Christina H. Paxson and Jane Waldfogel
Princeton University and IZA Institute of Labor Economics
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Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w12466
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
Downloads 140 (447,827)
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Socioeconomic Status and Health in Childhood: A Comment on Chen, Martin and Matthews (2006)

NBER Working Paper No. w12267
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2022
Anne Case, Christina H. Paxson and Tom Vogl
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University and Priceton University - Center for Health and Wellbeing
Downloads 126 (487,342)
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Inter-Industry Labor Mobility in Taiwan, China

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Howard Pack and Christina H. Paxson
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Princeton University
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Orphans in Africa

NBER Working Paper No. w9213
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Sep 2002 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
Anne Case, Christina H. Paxson and Joseph D. Ableidinger
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University and Princeton University - Center for Health and Wellbeing
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Mortality, Education, Income, and Inequality Among American Cohorts

NBER Working Paper No. w7140
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Sep 1999 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2022
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University
Downloads 99 (583,458)
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From Cradle to Grave? The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance

NBER Working Paper No. w9788
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jun 2003 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2022
Anne Case, Angela R. Fertig and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Princeton University
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Mothers and Others: Who Invests in Children's Health?

NBER Working Paper No. w7691
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 May 2000 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2022
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
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Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality Over Time in Britain and the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w8534
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Oct 2001 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2022
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University
Downloads 94 (603,276)

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Is African Manufacturing Skill-Constrained?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Howard Pack and Christina H. Paxson
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Princeton University
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Labor Supply, Hours Constraints and Job Mobility

NBER Working Paper No. w3474
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2010
Joseph G. Altonji and Christina H. Paxson
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Princeton University
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Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality

NBER Working Paper No. w10653
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Aug 2004 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2022
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
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Social Security and Inequality Over the Life Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w7570
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2022
Angus Deaton, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Princeton University
Downloads 72 (706,405)
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Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan

NBER Working Paper No. w4330
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 May 2011 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2022
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University
Downloads 70 (717,435)
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The Dynamics of Dual-Job Holding and Job Mobility

NBER Working Paper No. w4968
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2022
Christina H. Paxson and Nachum Sicherman
Princeton University and Columbia University
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The Dynamics of Dual-Job Holding and Job Mobility

JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
Posted: 16 Jun 1998
Nachum Sicherman and Christina H. Paxson
Columbia University and Princeton University

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Causes and Consequences of Early Life Health

NBER Working Paper No. w15637
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2023
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
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Measuring Poverty Among the Elderly

NBER Working Paper No. w5296
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 24 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2022
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University
Downloads 57 (798,545)
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The Impact of the Aids Pandemic on Health Services in Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

NBER Working Paper No. w15000
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2023
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
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Labor Supply Preferences, Hours Constraints, and Hours-Wage Tradeoffs

NBER Working Paper No. w2121
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Joseph G. Altonji and Christina H. Paxson
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Princeton University
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The Long Reach of Childhood Health and Circumstance: Evidence from the Whitehall Ii Study

NBER Working Paper No. w15640
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2023
Anne Case and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies and Princeton University
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Saving and Growth: Evidence from Micro Data

NBER Working Paper No. w5301
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2022
Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University
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The Income Gradient in Children's Health: A Comment on Currie, Shields and Wheatley Price

NBER Working Paper No. w13495
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2022
Anne Case, Diana Lee and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Princeton University
Downloads 46 (884,112)
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Approximation Bias in Linearized Euler Equations

NBER Working Paper No. t0236
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2023
Christina H. Paxson and Sydney C. Ludvigson
Princeton University and New York University - Department of Economics
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Job Characteristics and Hours of Work

NBER Working Paper No. w1895
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 07 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2022
Joseph G. Altonji and Christina H. Paxson
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Princeton University
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Patterns of Aging in Thailand and Cote D'Ivoire

NBER Working Paper No. w3436
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2022
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University
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Making Sense of the Labor Market Height Premium: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

NBER Working Paper No. w14007
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 16 May 2008 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Anne Case, Christina H. Paxson and Mahnaz Islam
Princeton University - Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University and Princeton University
Downloads 33 (1,009,245)
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Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 203-223, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Christina H. Paxson and Norbert Schady
Princeton University and World Bank - Development Research Group

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tuberculosis, DOTS, direct observation, patient adherence, Pakistan

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Economies of Scale, Household Size, and the Demand for Food

Posted: 19 Oct 1998
Angus Deaton and Christina H. Paxson
Princeton University and Princeton University

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