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Glied, Sherry; Neidell, Matthew – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
This paper examines the effect of oral health on labor market outcomes by exploiting variation in fluoridated water exposure during childhood. The politics surrounding the adoption of water fluoridation by local governments suggests exposure to fluoride is exogenous to other factors affecting earnings. Exposure to fluoridated water increases…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Labor Market, Water, Health Promotion
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Tyler, John H.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – Journal of Human Resources, 2000
For high school dropouts who last attempted the General Educational Development (GED) test in Florida and New York in 1989-1990, earnings of those without GEDs, least-skilled GED holders, and highest-skilled GED holders were compared. Higher GED scores were associated with higher earnings, except for white males. These earnings differences were as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Dropouts, High School Equivalency Programs, Labor Market