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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
Cooney, Rosemary Santana; Warren, Alice E. Colon – Ethnicity, 1979
Puerto Rican female labor force participation declined from 36.3 to 29.8 percent between 1960 and 1970, while for other groups participation increased. The single most powerful variable explaining the difference is education. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Background, Employed Women, Females