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Address: Tel: 831-459-2079
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About Me |
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| I am an associate professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. My main research areas are health economics, education and applied econometrics. You can find my curriculum vita here.
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Publications |
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[2011] “The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on the Use of Medical Services”, with Michael Anderson and Tal Gross, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Forthcoming [2011] “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Public Health”, with Christopher Carpenter, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 133-56 [2010] “Causes and Consequences of Skipping Class in College”, with Ricard Gil and Justin Marion, Economics of Education Review, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp. 566-575 [2010] “Do School Entry Laws Affect Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes?”, with Fernando Ferreira, Economics of Education Review, Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 40-54 [2009] “Does Medicare Save Lives?”, with David Card and Nicole Maestas, Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 124, No. 2, pp. 597-636 [2009] “The War on Drugs: Methamphetamine, Public Health and Crime”, with Nancy Nicosia, American Economic Review, Vol. 99, Issue 1, pp. 324-49 [2009] “The Effect of Alcohol Access on Consumption and Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age”, with Christopher Carpenter, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 164-82 [2009] “The Long Term Health Effects of Military Service: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey and the Vietnam Era Draft Lottery”, with Reza Shabani, Economic Inquiry, Vol. 47, Issue 1, pp. 69-80 [2008] “The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Medicare”, with David Card and Nicole Maestas, American Economic Review, Vol. 98, Issue. 5, pp. 2242-58 [2008] “The Incremental Inpatient Costs Associated with Marijuana Comorbidity”, with Rosalie Pacula, Jeanne Ringel and Khoa Truong, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol. 92, Issues 1-3, pp. 248-257 [2007] “The Effects of Government Transfers on Monthly Cycles in Drug Abuse, Hospitalization and Mortality”, with Steven Puller, Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 91, pp. 2137-2151 [2003] “Clean Air Act of 1970 and Adult Mortality”, with Kenneth Chay and Michael Greenstone. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 279-300 [2002] “Welfare Leavers Use of Medicaid Transitional Medical Assistance in California 1993-1997”, with Jane Mauldon and Kamran Nayeri. Inquiry, Vol 39, Num. 4, pp. 372-387 [2000] “Ultraviolet Transmittance of the Vistakon Disposable Contact Lenses”, with Harris M., Chin R., Lee D., and Tam M. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 10-15 | ||
Book Chapters |
[2011] “Alcohol Regulation and Crime”, with Christopher Carpenter and Carlos Dobkin, in Philip Cook, Jens Ludwig and Justin McCrary (Eds.) Making Crime Control Pay: Cost-Effective Alternatives to Mass Incarceration, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (Forthcoming) | |
Working Papers |
“The Drinking Age, Alcohol Consumption, and Crime,” with Christopher Carpenter, January 2008 |
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