The Long-Term Impact of Growing Up Poor – the Italian Case

This paper estimates the long-term impact of growing up in better neighborhoods and attending better schools on educational attainment. First, I use a spatial regression-discontinuity design to estimate school effects. Second, I study students who move across neighborhoods in Montreal during childhood to estimate the causal effect of growing up in a better area (total exposure effects). I find large effects for both dimensions. Combining both research designs in a decomposition framework, and under key assumptions, I estimate that 50–70 percent of the benefits of moving to a better area on educational attainment are due to access to better schools. (JEL H75, I21, R23)

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Jewels of the Occupation: Gold Wedding Jewelry in the West Bank

Journal of Palestine Studies ◽

10.1525/jps.2010.xxxix.4.43 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 43-49

Author(s):

Elena N. Hogan

Keyword(s):

Social Role ◽

West Bank ◽

Growing Up ◽

Cultural Meanings ◽

The West ◽

Public Display ◽

Gold Jewelry ◽

The Social ◽

Long Term Impact

This article examines the social role and broader cultural meanings of gold jewelry used in Muslim weddings in the West Bank---"marriage jewelry" that by right belongs exclusively to the woman and whose socio-symbolic value extends far beyond its market value. Through interviews with muftis, gold dealers, and especially Palestinian women, the article explores the unwritten "rules" governing marriage jewelry's exchange, and how these rules are affected in a context of occupation and economic hardship. In particular, the author discusses the relatively new phenomenon of imitation (or "virtual") gold jewelry for public display in wedding rites, exploring the new rules growing up around it and speculating on its long-term impact on entrenched traditions.

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GROWING UP AND MOVING ON - INSIGHTS FROM THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ADOLESCENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUES AND BARRIERS IN THE TRANSFER OF CARE FROM PAEDIATRICS TO ADULT CARE

Proceedings of the Design Society ◽

10.1017/pds.2021.429 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 1677-1686

Author(s):

Grace Gilmore ◽

Louise Kiernan ◽

Eoin White ◽

Bernard Hartigan

Keyword(s):

Health Care Professionals ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Healthcare Setting ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Research Process ◽

Considerable Change ◽

Growing Up ◽

Adult Care ◽

Long Term Impact

AbstractThe aim of this research is to report the finding from the perspective of the Healthcare Professionals and the adolescents and young adults (AYA's) to identify issues and barriers to a successful transition for adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) as they move from Paediatric Healthcare setting to Adult Healthcare.Healthcare services that fail to adequately meet the needs of young people and their families at this time of considerable change may result in a decline in their health status that can have a negative long-term impact. Through a user-centered research design (UCD) and Universal Design, the needs of all participants and stakeholders will be assessed. This paper applies the most appropriate proposed methods for the development of a solution to mitigate against some of the issues in tangent with the needs and feedback identified during the research process.

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Growing Up in Guerrilla Camp: The long-Term Impact of Being a Child Soldier in El Salvador's Civil War

Ethos ◽

10.1525/eth.2002.30.4.327 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 327-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Julia Dickson-Gomez

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

Child Soldier ◽

Growing Up ◽

Long Term Impact

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Crisis Phones - Suicide Prevention Versus Suggestion/Contagion Effects

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000313 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 220-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Steven Stack

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Contagion Effects ◽

Long Term Impact

Abstract. Background: There has been no systematic work on the short- or long-term impact of the installation of crisis phones on suicides from bridges. The present study addresses this issue. Method: Data refer to 219 suicides from 1954 through 2013 on the Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. Six crisis phones with signs were installed in July 1999. Results: In the first decade after installation, the phones were used by 27 suicidal persons and credited with preventing 26 or 2.6 suicides a year. However, the net suicide count increased from 48 in the 13 years before installation of phones to 106 the following 13 years or by 4.5 additional suicides/year (t =3.512, p < .001). Conclusion: Although the phones prevented some suicides, there was a net increase after installation. The findings are interpreted with reference to suggestion/contagion effects including the emergence of a controversial bridge suicide blog.

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