Abortion and Crime
See http://dsl.nber.org/papers/w9532.pdf and the references therein. Main papers
Donohue, J. D. and S. D. Levitt 2001. The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime
Harvard's Quarterly Journal of Economics 116: 379-420
http://www.srcd.org/sprv16n2.pdf
Joyce (2003) Journal of Human Resources
Abortion and Crime: Unwanted Children and Out-of-Wedlock Births JOHN R. LOTT
and JOHN E. WHITLE available at SSRN.com
Age at Kindergarten Entry
Stipek, D., & Byler, P. (2001). Academic achievement and social behaviors associated
with age of entry into kindergarten. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22,
175–189.
Morrison, F. J., Griffith, E. M. & Alberts, D. M. (1997). Nature-nurture in the classroom:
Entrance age, school readiness, and learning in children. Developmental Psychology,
33(2), 254-262.
Kinard, E. M., & Reinherz, H. (1986). Birthdate effects on school performance and
adjustment: A longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 79(6),
366-372. EJ 338 335.
Bickel D. D., Zigmond, N., & Strayhorn, J. (1991). Chronological age at entrance to first
grade: Effects on elementary school success. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 6, 105
- 117.
Stipek, D. (2002). At what age should children enter kindergarten? A question for policy
makers and parents. Social Policy Report, Vol. XVI, No.2. http://www.srcd.org/sprv16n2.pdf
Sweetland, J., & De Simone, P. (1987). Age of entry, sex, and academic achievement in
elementary school children. Psychology in the schools, 24, 406-412.
Mayer & David Knutson. (1999). Does early exposure to schooling improve labor market
outcomes? In Earning and learning: How schools matter. Edited by Susam E. Mayer and
Paul Peterson. Washington D. C.: Brookings Institution Press.
Langer, P., Kalk, J., and Searls, D. (1984). Age of admission and trends in achievement:
A comparison of Blacks and Caucasians. American Educational Research Journal, 21,
1984, 61-78.
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Poor Area development in China
Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion (2003). Hidden Impact? Ex-Post Evaluation of an
Anti-Poverty Program World Band Policy Research Working Paper 3049, May 2003.
Jalan, J. and M. Ravallion, 1996, Are There Dynamic Gains from a Poor-Area
Development Program?, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 1695.
http://econ.worldbank.org/files/13321_wps1695.pdf
Journal of Public Economics, 67(1998): 65-85.
Park, Albert, Sangui Wang, and Guobao Wu. Regional Poverty Targeting in China,
Journal of Public Economics 86(1): 123-153, 2002
Enterprise Zones
Wilder, M.G. and B.M. Rubin. (1988) Targeted Redevelopment Through Urban
Enterprise Zones. Journal of Urban Affairs 10,1: 1-17.
Leslie E. Papke, "Tax Policy and Urban Development: Evidence from the
Indiana Enterprise Zone Program," Journal of Public Economics, May, 1994, pp. 37-49.
Enterprise Zones and Local Employment: Evidence from the States’ Programs, Bondonio
and Engberg, working paper, http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/wpapers/retrievePDF?id=199913 Enterprise Zones and Employment: Evidence from New Jersey, Boarnet and Bogart,
Journal of Urban Economics, 40(1996): 198-215.
Targeted Redevelopment Through Urban Enterprise Zones, Wilder & Rubin, Journal of
Urban Affairs, 10(1988): 1-17.
Rhetoric vs Reality, Wilder and Rubin, Journal of the American Planning Association,
Autumn(1996): 62, 473-491.
Ladd 1994 Cityscape available at
http://www.huduser.org/Periodicals/CITYSCPE/VOL1NUM1/ch10.pdf
Rob Greenbaum’s work
“The Impact of State Enterprise Zones on Urban Manufacturing Establishments," (with
John Engberg), Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, 23(2) (forthcoming Spring
2004).
"Selecting the Right Site: Where Do States Locate Place-Based Economic Development
Programs?" Working paper, Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and
Public Policy, Washington University in St. Louis, (2001).
“An Evaluation of State Enterprise Zone Policies," (with John Engberg), Policy Studies
Review, 17(2/3) (Summer/Autumn 2000): 29-46