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Active since
2004
Affiliations
University of Maryland, College Park(Current)
National Bureau of Economic Research
Wellesley College
University of Chicago
Brookings Institution
Melissa S. Kearney is an author at University of Maryland, College Park specializing in economics, demography, and business.
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EconomicsDemographyPublic HealthBusinessSociologyReproductive HealthSocial PolicyEconomic InequalityStatisticsPublic Policy
Publications per year
2004–2023
Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
David Autor, Lawrence F. Katz, Melissa S. Kearney · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2008 · 2.4K citations
Media Influences on Social Outcomes: The Impact of MTV’s <i>16 and Pregnant</i> on Teen Childbearing
Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine · American Economic Review · 2015 · 294 citations
Teenage Pregnancy, Social Influence, Adolescence +20
Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior
Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2009 · 200 citations
Contraceptive Use, Fertility, Income Security +25
Gambling at Lucky Stores: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
Jonathan Guryan, Melissa S. Kearney · American Economic Review · 2008 · 152 citations
Economics, Lucky Stores, Consumer Choice +13
Male Earnings, Marriageable Men, and Nonmarital Fertility: Evidence from the Fracking Boom
Melissa S. Kearney, Riley Wilson · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2018 · 152 citations
Positive Economic Shock, Income Distribution, Social Sciences +20
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