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2007 

CCPR-030-07

 Abstract

Assessment and Prediction of Natural Hazards from Satellite Imagery

Thomas Gillespie (UCLA), Jasmine Chu (UCLA), Elizabeth Frankenberg (UCLA) and Duncan Thomas (UCLA).

CCPR-029-07

 Abstract

Hispanic paradox in biological risk profiles.

Eileen Crimmins (USC), Jung Ki Kim (USC), Dawn Alley (University of Pennsylvania), Arun Karlamangla (UCLA), and Teresa Seeman (UCLA).

Published in Amer J Public Health 2007 97(7):1305-1310.

 

CCPR-028-07

 Abstract

 

Unwanted Fertility, Contraceptive Technology and Crime: Exploiting a Natural Experiment in Access to The Pill

Juan Pantano (UCLA)

 

CCPR-027-07

 Abstract

 

Development-Induced Displacement and Children's Human Capital

Alison M. Buttenheim (UCLA), Jed Friedman (The World Bank), and Harold Alderman (the World Bank)

 

CCPR-026-07

 Abstract

 

What Explains Race and Ethnic Variation in Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Nonmarital Fertility?

R. Kelly Raley (University of Texas) and Megan M. Sweeney (UCLA)

 

CCPR-025-07

 Abstract

 

Ties of Dependence: AIDS and Transactional Sex in Rural Malawi

Ann Swindler (UC Berkeley) and Susan Cotts Watkins (UCLA)

 

CCPR-024-07

 Abstract

(replaces: CCPR-022-06)

Child Health in a Post-Flood Period in Bangladesh

Alison M. Buttenheim (UCLA)

 

CCPR-023-07

 Abstract

The Measurement of Same-Sex Unmarried Partner Couples in the 2000 U.S. Census

Dan Black (Syracuse Univeristy), Gary Gates (UCLA), Seth Sanders (University of Maryland), Lowell Taylor (Carnegie Mellon University)

 

CCPR-022-07

 Abstract

Hygienic Latrine Use and Child Wasting in Urban Bangladesh

Alison M. Buttenheim (UCLA)

 

CCPR-021-07

 Abstract

Parental Investments and Child Endowments: Do Parents Compensate or Reinforce Endowment Differences among Siblings?

Amy Hsin (UCLA)

 

CCPR-020-07

 Abstract

An Assessment of Available Data and Data Needs for Studying Intra- and Inter-Generational Family Relationships and Behavior

Suzanne Bianchi (University of Maryland), V. Jeffery Evans (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), V. Joseph Hotz (Duke, UCLA, and NBER),

Kathleen McGarry (Dartmouth, UCLA, and NBER) and Judith A. Seltzer (UCLA)

 

CCPR-019-07

 Abstract

An Analysis of Core Networks among First-Generation Immigrants

Chinyere Osuji (UCLA)

 

CCPR-018-07

 Abstract

Does Son Preference Influence Children's Growth in Height? A Comparative Study of Chinese and Filipino Children

Shige Song (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) and Sarah Burgard (Univ. of Michigan)

 

CCPR-017-07

 Abstract

How Did the Statewide Assessment and Accountibility Policies of the 1990s Affect Instructional Quality in Elementary Schools?

Meredith Phillips and Jennifer Flashman (UCLA)

 

CCPR-016-07

 Abstract

Education Differences in Intended and Unintended Fertility

Kelly Musick (Univ. of Southern California), Paula England (Stanford Univ.), Sarah Edgington (UCLA) and Nicole Kangas (Stanford Univ.)

 

CCPR-015-07

 Abstract

 

Testing Efficient Risk Sharing with Heterogeneous Risk Preferences

Maurizio Mazzocco (UCLA) and Shiv Saini (Univ. of Wisconsin)

 

CCPR-014-07

 Abstract

Stability and Change in Ethnic Labeling among Adolescents from Asian and Latin American Immigrant Families

Andrew J. Fuligni (UCLA), Melissa Witkow (Eastern Michigan University), Lisa Kiang (Wake Forest University) and Oscar Baldelomar (UCLA)

 

CCPR-013-07

 Abstract

Ethnic Socialization, Discrimination, and the Academic Adjustment of Adolescents

Virginia W. Huynh and Andrew J. Fuligni (UCLA)

 

CCPR-012-07

 Abstract

The Role of Heritage Language Development in the Adjustment of Adolescents from Immigrant Backgrounds

Janet S. Oh (California State University, Northridge) and Andrew J. Fuligni (UCLA)

 

CCPR-011-07

 Abstract

Health Over the Life Course
John Strauss (University of Southern California) and Duncan Thomas (UCLA)

CCPR-010-07

 Abstract

Household Surveys
Duncan Thomas (UCLA)

CCPR-009-07

 Abstract

Women’s Work and Women’s Health in Mexico: Understanding the links

Jane R. Rubin-Kurtzman (UCLA) and Catalina A. Denman (El Colegio de Sonora)

CCPR-008-07

 Abstract

Longitudinal Analysis of Annual Income Dynamics in California

Paul Ong, R. Varisa Patraporn and Douglas Houston (UCLA)

 

CCPR-007-07

 Abstract

The Timing of Early-Life Health Disadvantage

Margot I. Jackson (UCLA)

 

CCPR-006-07

 Abstract

Family Wealth Distribution in California

Paul Ong, R. Varisa Patraporn and Douglas Houston (UCLA)

 

CCPR-005-07

 Abstract

Occupational Choice and the Spirit of Capitalism

Matthias Doepke (UCLA) and Fabrizio Zilibotti (Univ. of Zurich)

 

CCPR-004-07

 Abstract

Chinese Immigrants Political Attitudes Ethnic-Centered Political Engagement

Paul Ong and Joanna Lee (UCLA)

 

CCPR-003-07

 Abstract

S.F. Chinese Immigrant Voters Persistency in Voter Registration

Paul Ong and Mike Manville (UCLA)

 

CCPR-002-07

 Abstract

Naturalization of S.F. Chinese Immigrants: The Surge in the 1990s

Paul Ong and Joanna Lee (UCLA)

 

CCPR-001-07

 Abstract

The Effect of Labor Migration and Remittances on Children's Education Among Blacks in South Africa

Yao Lu and Donald J. Treiman (UCLA)

 

2006 

CCPR-070-06

 Abstract

Causal Effect of Health on Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence

Duncan Thomas (UCLA), Elizabeth Frankenberg (UCLA), Jed Friedman (World Bank), Jean-Pierre Habicht (Cornell Univ.), Mohammed Hakimi (Univ. of Gadjah Mada), Nicholas Ingwersen (UCLA), Jaswadi (Univ. of Gadjah Mada), Nathan Jones (Centers for Disease Control), Christopher McKelvey (Univ. of Maryland), Gretel Pelto (Cornell Univ.), Bondan Sikoki (RAND and SurveyMETER), Teresa Seeman (UCLA), James P. Smith (RAND), Cecep Sumantri (SurveyMETER), Wayan Suriastini (SurveyMETER), Siswanto Wilopo (Univ. of Gadjah Mada)

 

CCPR-069-06

 Abstract

Characteristics and Predictors of Coresidential Stability among Couples

Gary Gates (UCLA)

 

CCPR-068-06

 Abstract

Recent Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women and Men

Eileen Crimmins (USC), Jung Ki Kim (USC), Dawn Alley (University of Pennsylvania), Arun Karlamangla (UCLA), and Teresa Seeman (UCLA).

Published in J Women's Health 2006; 15(6):734-46.

 

CCPR-067-06

 Abstract

Changes in the Process of College Choice among Men and Women: The Role of Two-Year Colleges

Jennifer Flashman (UCLA)

 

CCPR-066-06

 Abstract

Urban Neighborhood Context, Educational Attainment, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults

Richard Wight (UCLA), Carol Aneshensel (UCLA), Dana Miller-Martinez (UCLA), Amanda L. Botticello (UCLA), Janet Cummings (UCLA), Arun Karlamangla (UCLA, and Teresa Seeman (UCLA). 

Published in Amer J Epidemiol 2006; 163(12):1071-8.

 

CCPR-065-06

 Abstract

Labor Supply, Wealth Dynamics, and Marriage Decisions

Maurizio Mazzocco (UCLA) and Shintaro Yamaguchi (McMaster Univ.)

 

CCPR-064-06

 Abstract

Cambios en el Mundo del Trabajo y la Salud de Las Mujeres: Una Revision desde America Latina

Jane R. Rubin-Kurtzman, Catalina A. Denman Champion, and Gabriela Grijalva Monteverde (El Colegio de Sonora)

 

CCPR-063-06

 Abstract

Ties of Dependence: AIDS and Transactional Sex in Rural Malawi

Ann Swidler (UCB) and Susan Cotts Watkins (UCLA)

 

CCPR-062-06

 Abstract

Parents’ Preferences for Expenditure on Children When At Least One Parent Works and Preferences Are Non-Separable

Maurizio Mazzocco (UCLA)

CCPR-061-06

 Abstract

Genero, Salud y Ambiente en America Latina: Una Propuesta de Analisis y su Pertinencia Para la Red

Jane R. Rubin-Kurtzman and Catalina A. Denman Champion (El Colegio de Sonora)

 

CCPR-060-06

 Abstract

Structural Contexts and Life Course Processes in the Social Networks of Older Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Dana Miller-Martinez and Steven P. Wallace (UCLA)

Forthcoming in The Art of Ageing in a Global Context, Sara Carmel, Carol Morse, and Fernando Torres-Gil, eds., New York: Baywood, 2007.

 

CCPR-059-06

 Abstract

Individual Rather Than Household Euler Equations: Identification and Estimation of Individual Preferences Using Household Data

Maurizio Mazzocco (UCLA)

 

CCPR-058-06

 Abstract

Gay and Lesbian Partnership: Evidence from Multiple Surveys

Christopher Carpenter and Gary Gates (UCLA)

 

CCPR-057-06

 Abstract

Has the Mainstream Been Remade?  Mexican-Origin Workers in the New Economy

Renee Reichl and Roger Waldinger (UCLA)

 

CCPR-056-06

 Abstract

Access to Preventive Services for Adults of Mexican Origin

Steven P. Wallace (UCLA), Veronica F. Gutierrez (St. Joseph Health System), and Xochitl Castaneda (UCOP)

 

CCPR-055-06

 Abstract

Internal and External Ethnic Assessments in Eastern Europe

Patricia Ahmed (UCLA), Cynthia Feliciano (UCI), and Rebecca Jean Emigh (UCLA)

Published in: Social Forces, 86(1): 231-255 , September 2007.

 

CCPR-054-06

 Abstract

Between "Here" and "There": Imigrant Cross-boerder Activities and Loyalties

Roger Waldinger (UCLA)

CCPR-053-06

 Abstract

Estimated Effects of Disinfection By-Products on Birth Weight in a Population Served by a Single Water Utility

C. Lewis, I. H. Suffet and B. Ritz (UCLA)

Published in American Journal of Epidemiology 2006 163(1):38-47.

 

CCPR-052-06

 Abstract

Education, Income and Ethnic Differences in Cumulative biological Risk Profiles in a National Sample of US Adults: NHANES III (1988-1994)

Teresa E. Seeman, Sharon Stein Merkin, Eileen Crimmins, Brandon Koretz, Sue Charrette, and Arun Karlmangla

 

CCPR-051-06

 Abstract

Modeling Diffusion of Many Innovations via Multilevel Diffusion Curves: Payola in Pop Music Radio

Gabriel Rossman (UCLA), Ming Ming Chiu (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong), and Joeri Mol (Univ. of Melbourne)

 

CCPR-050-06

 Abstract

Lipstick or Timberlands?  Meanings of Gender Presentation in Black Lesbian Communities

Mignon R. Moore (UCLA)

Published in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, v.32(1), Autumn 2006, pp. 113-129.

 

CCPR-049-06

 Abstract

Mother's Time with Children: Does Time Matter?

Amy Hsin (UCLA)

 

CCPR-048-06

 Abstract

Origins and Consequences of Child Labor Restrictions: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Matthias Doepke (UCLA) and Dirk Krueger (Univ. of Pennsylvania)

 

CCPR-047-06

 Abstract

Is There Really an Export Wage Premium? A Case Study of Los Angeles Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

Sebastien Breau and David Rigby (UCLA)

 

CCPR-046-06

 Abstract

The Contributions of Migration to Children's Family Contexts

Jenna Nobles (UCLA)

 

CCPR-045-06

 Abstract

Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Northern Labor Markets, 1940-1970

Leah Platt Boustan (UCLA)

 

CCPR-044-06

 Abstract

Preventive Care for Children in the United States: Quality and Barriers

Paul J. Chung, Tim C. Lee, Janina L. Morrison, and Mark A. Schuster

Published in Annual Review Public Health, v. 27(10), April 2006, pp. 491-515.

 

CCPR-043-06

 Abstract

Alcohol Use, Comorbidity, and Mortality

Alison A. Moore, Lisa Giuli,  Robert Gould, Peifeng Hu, Kefei Zhou, David Reuben, Gail Greendale, and Arun Karlamangla

Published in J American Geriatrics Society 2006 May;54(5):757-62.

 

CCPR-042-06

 Abstract

Impacts of Trade on Wage Inequality in Los Angeles: Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data

David L. Rigby and Sebastien Breau (UCLA)

 

CCPR-041-06

 Abstract

The Associations Between SocioEconomic Status, Allostatic Load and Measures of Health in Older Taiwanese Persons: Taiwan Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study

Peifeng Hu, Naveed Wagle, Noreen Goldman, Maxine Weinstein and Teresa E. Seeman

Forthcoming in Journal BioSoc. Science, 2006, pp. 1-12.

 

CCPR-040-06

 Abstract

A Qualitative Study of Early Differences in Fathers’ Expectations of Their Child Care Responsibilities

Craig F. Garfield (Northwestern Univ.) and  Paul J. Chung (UCLA)

Published in Ambulatory Pediatrics, v. 6(4), July-Aug 2006, pp. 215-220.

 

CCPR-039-06

 Abstract

Social Capital, Neighborhood Perceptions and Self-Rated Health: Evidence from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (LAFANS)

Michael E. Shin, William A. V. Clark, and Regan Maas (UCLA)

 

CCPR-038-06

 Abstract

The Labor Market Effects of Rising Health Insurance Premiums

Katherine Baicker (UCLA) and Amitabh Chandra (Harvard Univ.)

 

CCPR-037-06

 Abstract

Success or Failure: Selectivity and Reasons of Return Migration in Sichuan and Anhui, China

Wenfei Winnie Wang and Cindy Fan (UCLA)

Published in Environment and Planning A, v 38,  2006, pp. 939-958.

 

CCPR-036-06

 Abstract

Longitudinal Analysis of the Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms and Race/Ethnicity Across the Menopausal Transition: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Ellen B. Gold, Alicia Colvin, Nancy Avis, Joyce Bromberger, Gail A. Greendale, Lynda Powell, Barbara Sternfeld, and Karen Matthews

Publish in American Journal Public Health, 2006 Jul;96(7):1226-35. [Epub 2006 May 30.]

 

CCPR-035-06

 Abstract

I'd Like to Thank the Academy, Complementary Productivity, and Social Networks

Nicole Esparza (Princeton Univ.) and Gabriel Rossman (UCLA)

 

CCPR-034-06

 Abstract

Participation in Export Markets and Plant Productivity in Los Angeles, 1987-1997

Sebastien Breau and David Rigby (UCLA)

 

CCPR-033-06

 Abstract

Human Mobility in a Globalizing World: Urban Development Trends and Policy Implications

William A. V. Clark (UCLA)

Forthcoming in HS. Geyer (ed.) International Handbook of Urban Policy: Contentious Issues. Edward Elgar.

 

CCPR-032-06

 Abstract

Cognitive Functioning and Sex Steriod Hormone Gene Polymorphisms in Women at Midlife

Howard M. Kravitz, Peter M. Meyer (Rush Univ.), Teresa E. Seeman, Gail A. Greendale (UCLA) and MaryFran R. Sowers (Univ. of Michigan)

Published in The American Journal of Medicine V 119(N9, S1), September 2006, pp. S94-S102.
 

CCPR-031-06

 Abstract

From the Cradle to the Labor Market? The Effect of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes

Sandra E. Black, Paul J. Devereux (UCLA) and Kjell G. Salvanes

 

CCPR-030-06

 Abstract

Conversations Into Texts: A Method for Studying Public Culture

Susan Cotts Watkins (UCLA) and Ann Swidler (UCB)

 

CCPR-029-06

 Abstract

Labor Organizing among Mexican-Born Workers in the US: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

Ruth Milkman (UCLA)

 

CCPR-028-06

 Abstract

Income Inequality and Population Health in Geographic Perspective

Michael E. Shin (UCLA)

 

CCPR-027-06

 Abstract

The Effect of State Education Finance Reform on Total Local Resources

Katherine Baicker (UCLA) and Nora Gordon (UCSD)

 

CCPR-026-06

 Abstract

High Skilled Temporary Immigrants in a Segmented Labor Market: A Study of H-1BS

Renee Reichl (UCLA)

 

CCPR-025-06

 Abstract

The Paradox of Hunger and Obesity

Gail G. Harrison (UCLA)

Published in Proceedings of 8th Iranian Nutrition Congress, 6-9 Sept 2004. Tehran: Iranian Nutrition Society, 2005, pp. 62-67.

 

CCPR-024-06

 Abstract

Intergenerational Ties: Alternative Theories, Empirical Findings and Trends, and Remaining Challenges

Suzanne M. Bianchi (Univ. of Maryland), V. Joseph Hotz, Kathleen McGarry and Judith A. Seltzer (UCLA)

 

CCPR-023-06

 Abstract

Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes

Claudio Ferraz (UCB) and Frederico Finan (UCLA)

 

CCPR-022-06

 Abstract

(replaced by: CCPR-024-07)

Flood Exposure and Child Health in Bangladesh

Alison M. Buttenheim (UCLA)

 

CCPR-021-06

 Abstract

Growth Takeoffs

Matthias Doepke (UCLA)