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Source: International Atlantic Economic Conference
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Gius, Mark Paul
The Effect of Curfews on Juvenile Criminal Activity: An Individual-Level Analysis
Presented: Boston, MA, 68th International Atlantic Economic Conference, R10-1 Urban and Regional Economics, 8-11 October 2009.
Also: http://iaes.confex.com/iaes/Boston68/techprogram/P3262.HTM
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: International Atlantic Economic Society
Keyword(s): Crime; Geocoded Data; Geographical Variation

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The purpose of the present study is to determine the impact of juvenile curfews on the criminal activities of young adults. Using individual-level data from the National Longitudinal Survey Youth - Geocode (NLSY) data set and estimating an economic model of crime for young adults, the present study finds that curfews have no statistically-significant effect on youth-related criminal behavior.
Bibliography Citation
Gius, Mark Paul. "The Effect of Curfews on Juvenile Criminal Activity: An Individual-Level Analysis." Presented: Boston, MA, 68th International Atlantic Economic Conference, R10-1 Urban and Regional Economics, 8-11 October 2009.
2. Heiland, Frank
Measuring the Value of Children by Birth Order and Infant Health
Presented: Philadelphia, PA, 52nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, October 2001.
Also: http://www.iaes.org/conferences/future/philadelphia_52/prelim_program/j00-1/heiland.htm
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: International Atlantic Economic Society
Keyword(s): Birth Order; Birth Outcomes; Child Health; Educational Attainment; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Heterogeneity; Infants

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This paper estimates the value of children by infant health outcomes and birth order using a dynamic programming model. The structural model is estimated using longitudinal fertility choice data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979 Cohort). The estimation strategy adopts Rust's framework using a Nested Fixed Point Algorithm (see Rust (1994)). The model is estimated separetely by ethnicity and educational attainment to allow for heterogeneity. Using data from the 1979 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79), I estimate the model under the assumption that utility is logarithmic (risk averse agents) and child values are constant over time. The infant health measure is based on the number of serious illnesses during the first year of a child's life. (Source: http://www.iaes.org/conferences/future/philadelphia_52/prelim_program/j00-1/heiland.htm)
Bibliography Citation
Heiland, Frank. "Measuring the Value of Children by Birth Order and Infant Health." Presented: Philadelphia, PA, 52nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, October 2001.