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1.	Register, Charles A. Stevans, Lonnie K. Sessions, David N.
1.	The Abortion Decision: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Working Paper, Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore, Maryland, 1990 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore Keyword(s): Abortion; Adolescent Fertility; Family Income; Fertility; Income; Local Area Unemployment; Medicaid/Medicare; Racial Differences; Regions; Religious Influences; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using data from the NLSY, logit models are estimated to show the impact of various sociodemographic and economic factors on the abortion decision for 1,867 pregnancies occurring between 1983-1985. The results suggest a profile of a woman choosing the abortion option as being white, unmarried, residing in the Northeast or West, relatively well-educated, and either in school or working. Additionally, the individual is likely to have a relatively high personal income and, if present, a relatively low spousal income. It makes little difference whether one is identified with a religious group which strongly opposes abortion, although the degree of religiosity does appear to reduce the likelihood of choosing to abort. Finally, it is found that for low income women, access to Medicaid funding does significantly increase the probability of choosing the abortion option.
	Bibliography Citation Register, Charles A., Lonnie K. Stevans and David N. Sessions. "The Abortion Decision: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Working Paper, Department of Finance and Economics, University of Baltimore, Maryland, 1990.

2.	Stevans, Lonnie K.
2.	Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Non-Marital Births in the USA: An Examination of Causality Applied Economics 28,4 (April 1996): 417-427. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/000368496328542 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Chapman & Hall Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Endogeneity; Family Characteristics; Fertility; Marital Status; Marriage; Program Participation/Evaluation; Simultaneity; Welfare Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Utilizing a sample of 2,964 unmarried women over the period 1979-1988 from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a test was performed to determine the causal direction of relationship between receipt of aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) and the decision to have a non-marital birth. The existence of causality is defined as the lack of a simultaneous relationship or joint dependency between these variables. One of the most interesting findings was a failure to reject the hypothesis that these choices are jointly determined. Both were found to depend upon variables that are demographic, economic, personal, and family-related. The profiles derived from the specification and estimation of a simultaneous equation system with discrete endogenous variables depict a woman whose fertility and economic decisions were predominately based on economic deprivation, demographic situation, and family instability. Photocopy available from ABI/INFORM.
	Bibliography Citation Stevans, Lonnie K. "Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Non-Marital Births in the USA: An Examination of Causality." Applied Economics 28,4 (April 1996): 417-427.

3.	Stevans, Lonnie K.
3.	Assessing the Effect of the Occupational Crowding of Immigrants on the Real Wages of African American Workers Review of Black Political Economy 26,2 (Fall 1998): 37-46. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/abgmj8etxw8ht896/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Economic Association Keyword(s): Displaced Workers; Immigrants; Labor Market Outcomes; Occupations; Skills; Wages Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Do immigrant workers cause the reduction of wages and the displacement of domestic workers? One response to this question holds that immigrants are in competition and are able to displace indigenous workers by working for lower wages--particularly in low-wage, less-skilled, labor markets. The opposing view, as noted by Simcox, posits the argument that non-U.S. citizen workers take employment that domestic workers would not accept and thus serve to preserve jobs and increase consumption levels. The recurring importance of the immigration issue has spurred renewed research interests to determine what impact, if any, immigration has on domestic labor markets--particularly the labor markets of unskilled workers.
	Bibliography Citation Stevans, Lonnie K. "Assessing the Effect of the Occupational Crowding of Immigrants on the Real Wages of African American Workers." Review of Black Political Economy 26,2 (Fall 1998): 37-46.

4.	Stevans, Lonnie K.
4.	Immigration and Occupational Crowding in the United States Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations 10,2 (Summer 1996): 357-374. Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9914.1996.tb00089.x/abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. => Wiley Online Keyword(s): Human Capital; Immigrants; Mobility; Mobility, Occupational; Occupational Choice; Occupations; Racial Differences; Skilled Workers; Skills; Training, On-the-Job; Wage Effects The 1990 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth is utilized to explore the effects that the occupational crowding of immigrants has on the real wage of indigenous and non-U.S. citizen workers already in the United States. Findings include adverse wage effects as a result of the crowding of immigrants on the following worker categories: (1) indigenous, unskilled, white or black workers and (2) non-U.S. citizen, skilled or unskilled black workers. Foreign-born, skilled, and white workers already in the U.S. realize a positive effect on their real wages as a result of having a large relative number of non-U.S. citizens in their occupations.
	Bibliography Citation Stevans, Lonnie K. "Immigration and Occupational Crowding in the United States." Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations 10,2 (Summer 1996): 357-374.

5.	Stevans, Lonnie K. Register, Charles A. Sessions, David N.
5.	Simulating Bias in the Estimator of Labor Market Discrimination Social Indicators Research 27,2 (September 1992): 157-168. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t4tlk48l58k3/?p=4052785af0a24384a3b88b761f222aed&pi=183 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Discrimination; Discrimination, Job; Earnings; Schooling Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The statistical bias in the wage gap method of estimating labor market discrimination is investigated. An algebraic expression for the bias is derived & then simulated for a selected set of explanatory variables & model parameters. When applied to data from the 1988 National Longitudinal Survey (N = 6,403 males & 6,283 females ages 23-32), results indicate that when the variables years of schooling & labor market experience are used in earnings functions, the estimator tends to underestimate the actual or "true" amount of labor market discrimination. 2 Tables, 18 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1993, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
	Bibliography Citation Stevans, Lonnie K., Charles A. Register and David N. Sessions. "Simulating Bias in the Estimator of Labor Market Discrimination." Social Indicators Research 27,2 (September 1992): 157-168.

6.	Stevans, Lonnie K. Register, Charles A. Sessions, David N.
6.	The Abortion Decision: A Qualitative Choice Approach Social Indicators Research 27,4 (December 1992): 327-344. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/gw45l50100h28v6w/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Abortion; Adolescent Fertility; Demography; Educational Attainment; Fertility; Income; Local Area Unemployment; Medicaid/Medicare; Regions; Religious Influences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Used data from the National Longitudinal Survey, Youth Cohort to show the impact of various sociodemographic and economic factors on the abortion decision for 1,867 pregnancies occurring between 1983 and 1985 in 12,868 female adolescents (aged 14-21 yrs). The results suggest a profile of an adolescent choosing the abortion decision as being White, unmarried, residing in the Northeast or West, relatively well-educated, and either in school or working. Additionally, the woman is likely to have a relatively high personal income, and, if present, a relatively low spousal income. Being Baptist or Catholic appears to have no significant influence on the abortion decision, and the same is true for Baptists and Catholics who are religious (attend church more than 2 times per month). For low income women, access to Medicaid funding does significantly increase the probability of choosing abortion. (PsycINFO Database Copyright 1993 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)
	Bibliography Citation Stevans, Lonnie K., Charles A. Register and David N. Sessions. "The Abortion Decision: A Qualitative Choice Approach." Social Indicators Research 27,4 (December 1992): 327-344.

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