Publications

The Effect of Health Insurance on Young Adult HIV Testing: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate,” The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (January 2021)

The Impact of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 on Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage,” Applied Economics (published online September 2021)

Legally Ever After: How Did 1986 Immigration Reform Affect Marriage?” Journal of Demographic Economics (published online June 2022)

The Effect of a Free Family Planning Program on Fertility and Associated Mortality: Evidence from Louisiana” American Journal of Health Economics (spring 2023)

Health Insurance Mandates and the Marriage of Young Adults: A Comment on Barkowski and McLaughlin” Econ Journal Watch (March 2023)

State Drug Testing Laws for Opioid Therapy: Implications for Employment-Based Health Plans” with Eden Volkov and Paul Fronstin. EBRI Issue Brief (September 2023)

Rejoinder to Barkowski and McLaughlin” Econ Journal Watch (September 2023)

“The Impact of Juvenile Curfews on Teenage Birth Rates” Health Economics (Accepted)

Working Papers

“How Did Fitness Tax Credits Affect Children’s Physical Activity Levels?” (revisions requested)

“Re-Righting the Law: The Impact of VRA Preclearance on Language Minorities” with James Harrison (under review)

“The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Puerto Rico” (minor revisions requested)

“The Impact of an SCHIP Freeze on Children and Parent’s Health Insurance Coverage” (revisions requested)

Many Economists Project

“Prescription Monitoring Programs and Days of Bad Physical Health”

New Evidence on the Effects of Dependent Coverage Mandates

Work in Progress

“Do Condition-Specific Insurance Mandates Lead to Moral Hazard?”

“The Effects of Health Insurance on Inpatient Medical Care: Evidence from State Dependent Mandates”