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Author: Qian, Xuechao
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1. Qian, Xuechao
Essays on Impacts of Childhood Experiences
Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2022
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult, NLSY97
Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Body Mass Index (BMI); Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Depression (see also CESD); Educational Attainment; Geocoded Data; Health Care; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale

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In Chapter 2, I examine the long-term impacts of the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program that promotes medical education and training to local communities. Using an event study strategy, I find the AHEC program increases local healthcare workforce. I show cohorts with childhood exposure to the AHEC program are less likely to be overweight and develop health limitations, report better subjective health, are less depressed, and consume fewer alcohol drinks and cigarettes than those without any childhood exposure to a local AHEC. Furthermore, these cohorts are more likely to remain enrolled in school after 16 and pursue a higher education degree.
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Qian, Xuechao. Essays on Impacts of Childhood Experiences. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2022.