Three essays on the impact of public policies on the health and educational outcomes of young adults

Young adulthood is a critical time in the life course when access to resources and opportunities help determine later in life outcomes. To contribute to the research on young adults, this dissertation uses restricted health and education data, as well as quasiexperimental and descriptive analyses to evaluate how two public polices improve outcomes for young adults. The first essay focuses on effects on young adults' health outcomes, while the second and third chapters focus on impacts to educational outcomes and opportunities. Together, these chapters highlight the important role public policies can play in improving outcomes for disadvantaged groups.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Public affairs (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Hamilton, Christal

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Arteaga, Irma

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/90998

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/90998