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Phillip B. Levine

Phillip B. Levine

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Economics and Finance

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47
Citations
10402
World Ranking
1581
National Ranking
947

Overview

Phillip B. Levine is affiliated with Wellesley College in the United States, contributing primarily to the social sciences. Their research spans a variety of interconnected fields including education, gender studies, general health professions, demography, and health.

The scholar's recent work includes several publications detailing topics like birth rates, financial aid, and college access. Notable papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates since the Great Recession (2022) in The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Role Models, Mentors, and Media Influences (2020) in The Future of Children
  • The US COVID-19 baby bust and rebound (2023) in Journal of Population Economics
  • The racial wealth gap, financial aid, and college access (2023) in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • The Puzzle of Falling Us Birth Rates Since the Great Recession (2021) in SSRN Electronic Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Melissa S. Kearney
  • Dubravka Ritter
  • Luke Pardue
  • Robin McKnight
  • Jennifer Ma

Phillip B. Levine's publications predominantly appear in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • The Future of Children
  • Journal of Population Economics

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

They have authored at least one book published by Princeton University Press titled Sex and Consequences (2020), which has garnered citations in academic circles.

Best Publications

  • Discrimination in the Small Business Credit Market

    David G Blanchflower;Phillip B Levine;David J Zimmerman

  • Maternal Employment and Overweight Children

    Patricia M Anderson;Kristin F Butcher;Phillip B Levine;Phillip B Levine

  • Extended benefits and the duration of UI spells: evidence from the New Jersey extended benefit program

    David Card;David Card;Phillip B Levine;Phillip B Levine

  • Child Care and Mothers' Employment Decisions

    Patricia M. Anderson;Philip B. Levine

  • Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant on Teen Childbearing.

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does it Matter

    Melissa Kearney;Phillip Levine

  • Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the “Marginal Child”?

    Jonathan Gruber;Phillip B. Levine;Douglas Staiger

  • An Empirical Analysis of the Welfare Magnet Debate Using the NLSY

    Phillip B. Levine;David J. Zimmerman

  • THE MARKET CRASH AND MASS LAYOFFS: HOW THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS MAY AFFECT RETIREMENT

    Courtney C Coile;Phillip B Levine

  • Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior

    Melissa S. Kearney;Phillip B. Levine

  • The Benefit of Additional High-School Math and Science Classes for Young Men and Women

    Phillip B. Levine;David J. Zimmerman

  • Abortion and Selection

    Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat;Jonathan Gruber;Phillip B Levine;Douglas Staiger

  • Unemployment Insurance Taxes and the Cyclical and Seasonal Properties of Unemployment

    David Card;Phillip B. Levine

  • MORE BAD NEWS FOR SMOKERS? THE EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON WAGES

    Phillip B. Levine;Tara A. Gustafson;Ann D. Velenchik

  • Labor Market Shocks and Retirement: Do Government Programs Matter?

    Courtney C. Coile;Phillip B. Levine

  • The effect of Medicaid abortion funding restrictions on abortions, pregnancies and births.

    Phillip B. Levine;Amy B. Trainor;David J. Zimmerman

  • Economic Perspectives on Childhood Obesity

    Patricia M. Anderson;Kristin F. Butcher;Phillip B. Levine

  • BULLS, BEARS, AND RETIREMENT BEHAVIOR

    Courtney C. Coile;Phillip B. Levine

  • The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective

    Peter Andrew Coles;John Cawley;Phillip B. Levine;Muriel Niederle

  • Roe v. Wade and American Fertility

    Phillip B Levine;Douglas Staiger;Thomas J Kane;David J Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa S. Kearney
Melissa S. Kearney University of Notre Dame
Douglas O. Staiger
Douglas O. Staiger Dartmouth College
Olivia S. Mitchell
Olivia S. Mitchell University of Pennsylvania
David Card
David Card University of California, Berkeley
David G. Blanchflower
David G. Blanchflower Dartmouth College
Thomas J. Kane
Thomas J. Kane Harvard University
Muriel Niederle
Muriel Niederle Stanford University
John Cawley
John Cawley Cornell University
John J. Siegfried
John J. Siegfried Vanderbilt University

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