Theodore J. Joyce

Sep 16, 2024 | pnas.org | George J. Borjas |Robert VerBruggen |Theodore J. Joyce |Peter Grünwald

SignificanceAn influential study suggests that Black newborns experience much lower mortality when attended by Black physicians after birth. Using the same data, we replicate those findings and estimate alternative models that include controls for very low birth weights, a key determinant of neonatal mortality not included in the original analysis.

Sep 16, 2024 | pnas.org | George J. Borjas |Robert VerBruggen |Theodore J. Joyce |Brad Greenwood

SignificanceAn influential study suggests that Black newborns experience much lower mortality when attended by Black physicians after birth. Using the same data, we replicate those findings and estimate alternative models that include controls for very low birth weights, a key determinant of neonatal mortality not included in the original analysis.