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Overview

David M. Blau is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and works primarily within the field of Social Sciences, contributing to six publications. Their research spans multiple subfields including Education, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, and Demography.

Their research interests cover a range of topics associated with early childhood education and development, poverty, education, and child welfare, as well as children's rights and participation. Additional areas of focus include youth substance use and school attendance, school choice and performance, social and demographic issues in Germany, and retirement, disability, and employment.

David M. Blau has published in a variety of academic journals and venues. These include:

  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Their recent papers demonstrate an emphasis on early childhood and social policy issues. The notable publications include:

  • "The Effects of Universal Preschool on Child and Adult Outcomes: A Review of Recent Evidence from Europe with Implications for the United States" (2020), published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • "THE CASE FOR TARGETED PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES" (2022), published in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • "Labor Force Transitions of Older Married Couples in Germany" (2023), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "RESPONSE TO JILL YAVORSKY AND LEAH RUPPANNER" (2022), published in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • "The Supply of Quality in Child Care Centers" (2021), published in UNC Libraries

Collaboration is evident in their work, with frequent co-authors including Regina T. Riphahn and H. Naci Mocan.

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Income on Child Development

    David M. Blau

  • A Time-Series Analysis of Self-Employment in the United States

    David M. Blau

  • Pre-School, Day Care, and After-School Care: Who's Minding the Kids?

    David Blau;Janet Currie

  • Child-care costs and family labor supply.

    David M. Blau;Philip K. Robins

  • Job Search Outcomes for the Employed and Unemployed

    David M. Blau;Philip K. Robins

  • Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis

    David M. Blau

  • The Demand for Quality in Child Care

    David M. Blau;Alison P. Hagy

  • Labor Force Dynamics of Older Married Couples

    David M. Blau

  • Fertility, Employment, and Child-Care Costs

    David M. Blau;Philip K. Robins

  • Labor force dynamics of older men.

    David M. Blau

  • Child Care Subsidy Programs

    David Blau

  • The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA

    David Blau;Erdal Tekin;Erdal Tekin

  • Framing Social Security Reform: Behavioral Responses to Changes in the Full Retirement Age

    Luc Behaghel;David M. Blau

  • Health Insurance and Retirement of Married Couples

    David M. Blau;Donna B. Gilleskie

  • The Production of Quality in Child-Care Centers: Another Look

    David M. Blau

  • Preschool, Day Care, and Afterschool Care: Who's Minding the Kids?

    David Blau;Janet Currie

  • Retirement and Consumption in a Life Cycle Model

    David M. Blau

  • Retiree Health Insurance and the Labor Force Behavior of Older Men in the 1990s

    David M. Blau;Donna B. Gilleskie

  • Self-Employment and Self-Selection in Developing Country Labor Markets

    David M. Blau

  • Chapter 20 Pre-School, Day Care, and After-School Care: Who's Minding the Kids?

    David Blau;Janet Marion Currie;Janet Marion Currie

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip K. Robins
Philip K. Robins University of Miami
Janet Currie
Janet Currie Princeton University
Regina T. Riphahn
Regina T. Riphahn University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Wilbert Van der Klaauw
Wilbert Van der Klaauw Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Donald R. Haurin
Donald R. Haurin The Ohio State University
Naci H. Mocan
Naci H. Mocan Louisiana State University
Jere R. Behrman
Jere R. Behrman University of Pennsylvania
Barbara L. Wolfe
Barbara L. Wolfe University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruce A. Weinberg
Bruce A. Weinberg The Ohio State University
Christopher Taber
Christopher Taber University of Wisconsin–Madison

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