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99-01     Trends in Job Instability and Wages for Young Adult Men By: Annette Bernhardt (Teachers College, NY), Martina Morris, Mark S. Handcock, and Marc A. Scott (Teachers College, NY)

Published As: Bernhardt, A.M. , M. Morris , M.S. Handcock and M.A. Scott (1999). "Trends in Job Instability and Wages for Young Adult Men." Journal of Labor Economics 17(4):S65-S90. |Journal Home Page|

99-02     Does Childhood Health Affect Chronic Morbidity in Later Life? By: Debra L. Blackwell, Mark D. Hayward, and Eileen M. Crimmins

Published As: Blackwell, D.L. , M.D. Hayward and E.M. Crimmins (2001). "Does Childhood Health Affect Chronic Morbidity in Later Life?." Social Science & Medicine 52(8):1269-1284. |Full Text| |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-03     Inequality and Mobility: Trends in Wage Growth for Young Adults By: Annette Bernhardt (Teachers College, NY), Martina Morris, Mark Handcock, and Marc Scott (Teachers College, NY)

99-04     The Impact of Measurement Error on Survey Estimates of Concurrent Partnerships By: Martina Morris and John O'Gorman

Published As: Morris, M. and J. O'Gorman (2000). "The Impact of Measurement Error on Survey Estimates of Concurrency." Mathematical Population Studies 8(3):231-249.

99-05     Family Structure, Resource Dilution and Child Nutrition: An Analysis of Jamaica By: Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew

99-06     After-School Work in Mexico: Competing for Children's Time and Success? By: William Kandel and David Post

Published As: Kandel, W. and D. Post (2003). "After School Work in Mexico: Competing for Children's Time Success." International Journal of Educational Development 23(3):299-314. |Journal Home Page|

99-07     For Better, For Worse: Life Satisfaction Consequences of Migration By: Gordon F. De Jong, Aphichat Chamratrithirong (United Nations Population Fund), and Quynh-Giang Tran

Published As: De Jong, G.F. , A. Chamratrithirong and Q.G. Tran (2002). "For Better, For Worse: Life Satisfaction Consequences of Migration." International Migration Review 36(3):838-863. |Journal Home Page|

99-08     Spatial Networks of Sexual Partnerships in a Rural Ugandan Population: Implications for HIV Transmission By: Robert Ssengonzi, Martina Morris, Maria Wawer (Columbia University) and Nelson Sewankambo (Makerere University)

99-09     Colostrum Feeding Behavior and Initiation of Breastfeeding in Rural Bangladesh By: Darryl J. Holman and Michael A. Grimes

Published As: Holman, D.J. and M.A. Grimes (2001). "Colostrum Feeding Behaviour and Initiation of Breast-Feeding in Rural Bangladesh." Journal of Biosocial Science 33(1):139-154. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-10R     Finding a Mate? The Marital and Cohabitation Histories of Unwed Mothers By: Daniel T. Lichter and Deborah Roempke Graefe

Published As: Lichter, D.T. and D.R. Graefe (2001). "Finding a Mate? The Marital and Cohabitation Histories of Unwed Mothers." In Wu, L.L. and B. Wolfe, Out of Wedlock: Causes and Consequences of Nonmarital Fertility. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

99-11     The Impact of Class Size on Eighth-Grade Math Achievement: An International Study of the Intervening Roles of Curriculum and Instruction By: Suet-ling Pong and Aaron Pallas

Published As: Pong, S. and A.M. Pallas (2001). "Class Size and Eighth-Grade Math Achievement in the United States and Abroad." Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis 23(3):251-273. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-12     Fertility Transition in Urban and Rural Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa By: David Shapiro and B. Oleko Tambashe

Please see revised version: working paper 01-02

99-13     Family Influences on Women's Educational Attainment in Kinshasa By: David Shapiro

Published As: Shapiro, D. (2003). "Family Influences on Women's Educational Attainment in Kinshasa." In Cosio, M., R. Marcoux, M. Pilon, and A. Quesnel, Education, Family and Population Dynamics. Paris: Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED).

99-14     Student Movements, User Fees, and Access to Mexican Higher Education: Trends in the Effect of Social Background and Family Income, 1984 - 1996 By: David Post

Published As: Post, D. (2000). "Student Movements, User Fees, and Access to Mexican Higher Education: Trends in the Effect of Social Background and Family Income, 1984–1996." Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos 16:141-163. |Journal Home Page|

99-15     Employment During Middle School: The Effects on Academic Achievement in the U.S. and Abroad By: David Post and Suet-ling Pong

Published As: Post, D. and S. Pong (2000). "Employment During Middle School: The Effects on Academic Achievement in the U.S. and Abroad." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 22(3):273-298. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-16     District Consolidation and Rural School Closure: E Pluribus Unum By: David Post and Amy Stambach

Published As: Post, D. and A. Stambach (1999). "District Consolidation and Rural School Closure: E Pluribus Unum." Journal of Research in Rural Education 15(2):106-120. |Abstract| |Journal Home Page|

99-17     Self-Employment and Wealth Disparities between Black and White Households approaching Retirement By: Roland Daeumer and Mark D. Hayward

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