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Working Papers

2025

1. Cohabitation, Child Development, and College Costs
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
2. Opioids and Post-COVID Labor-Force Participation
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
   Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2025)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2025)

2024

3. Reforming the US Long-Term Care Insurance Market
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
   Also in CIGS Working Paper Series, The Canon Institute for Global Studies (2024)
4. The Downward Spiral: A Macroeconomic Analysis of the Opioid Crisis
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
5. The Role of Friends in the Opioid Epidemic
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2024) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2024) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, CEMFI (2024) View citations (2)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (2)
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2024) View citations (2)
   Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2024) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2024) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (2)

2022

6. Substance Abuse during the Pandemic: Implications for Labor-Force Participation
   Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde View citations (7)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (7)
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics (2022) View citations (7)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2022) View citations (7)
7. The Downward Spiral
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2022) View citations (4)
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2022) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2022) View citations (4)
   Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2022) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (4)

2021

8. Behavior and the Transmission of COVID-19
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Behavior and the Transmission of COVID-19, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
9. How Important Is Health Inequality for Lifetime Earnings Inequality?
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (9)
   Also in 2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2019) View citations (2)
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (9)
   2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (5)
10. Modeling to Inform Economy-Wide Pandemic Policy: Bringing Epidemiologists and Economists Together
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2021) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (1)
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2021)
    See also Journal Article Modeling to inform economy‐wide pandemic policy: Bringing epidemiologists and economists together, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
11. Online Appendix to "The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle"
    Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2022) View citations (31) (2022)

2020

12. Estimating and Forecasting Disease Scenarios for COVID-19 with an SIR Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
13. Four Stylized Facts about COVID-19
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (17)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (32)
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2020) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article FOUR STYLIZED FACTS ABOUT COVID‐19, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
14. The Wife's Protector: A Quantitative Theory Linking Contraceptive Technology with the Decline in Marriage
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, CEMFI (2019) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3)
    Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2019) View citations (3)

2019

15. The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (8)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (8)
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2022) View citations (31) (2022)

2017

16. Old, Frail, and Uninsured: Accounting for Puzzles in the U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Market
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (6)

2016

17. Accounting for Low Take-up Rates and High Rejection Rates in the U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Market
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2015

18. Optimal time-consistent taxation with default
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)

2013

19. Old, sick, alone, and poor: a welfare analysis of old-age social insurance programs
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Old, Sick, Alone, and Poor: A Welfare Analysis of Old-Age Social Insurance Programmes, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2017) View citations (46) (2017)
20. The joint implications of Medicaid and Social Security for savings and welfare
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2012

21. The Joint Impact of Social Security and Medicaid on Incentives and Welfare
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)

2011

22. Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers: A Macroeconomic Approach
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)
    Also in FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2011)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (1)

2010

23. The impact of medical and nursing home expenses and social insurance
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (33)

2009

24. A Quantitative Analysis of Suburbanization and the Diffusion of the Automobile
    Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBURBANIZATION AND THE DIFFUSION OF THE AUTOMOBILE, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
25. Finite State Markov-Chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes
    Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (9)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (52)
    See also Journal Article Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (247) (2010)
26. The Impact of Medical and Nursing Home Expenses and Social Insurance Policies on Savings and Inequality
    Working Papers, Concordia University, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (27)
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (20)

2008

27. Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
    Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2007) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article MEASURING THE WELFARE GAIN FROM PERSONAL COMPUTERS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2007

28. Measuring the Impact of Technological Progress on the Household
    Economie d'Avant Garde Dissertations, Economie d'Avant Garde

2006

29. The Trend in Retirement
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
    Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2005) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article THE TREND IN RETIREMENT, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2011) View citations (50) (2011)

2005

30. Suburbanization and the Automobile
    Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde View citations (2)
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2024

1. FOUR STYLIZED FACTS ABOUT COVID‐19
   International Economic Review, 2024, 65, (1), 3-42 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Four Stylized Facts about COVID-19, FRB Atlanta Working Paper (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2022

2. Did Substance Abuse during the Pandemic Reduce Labor Force Participation?
   Policy Hub, 2022, 2022, (5) View citations (4)
3. Modeling to inform economy‐wide pandemic policy: Bringing epidemiologists and economists together
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (7), 1291-1295 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Modeling to Inform Economy-Wide Pandemic Policy: Bringing Epidemiologists and Economists Together, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
4. The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2022, 45, 237-263 View citations (31)
   See also Software Item Code and data files for "The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle", Computer Codes (2021) (2021)
   Working Paper Online Appendix to "The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle", Online Appendices (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
   Working Paper The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle, FRB Atlanta Working Paper (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2021

5. Behavior and the Transmission of COVID-19
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 356-60 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Behavior and the Transmission of COVID-19, Staff Report (2021) View citations (8) (2021)

2020

6. Impacts of COVID-19: Mitigation Efforts versus Herd Immunity
   Policy Hub, 2020, 2020, (3), 13

2019

7. Old, Frail, and Uninsured: Accounting for Features of the U.S. Long‐Term Care Insurance Market
   Econometrica, 2019, 87, (3), 981-1019 View citations (20)

2017

8. Old, Sick, Alone, and Poor: A Welfare Analysis of Old-Age Social Insurance Programmes
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2017, 84, (2), 580-612 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper Old, sick, alone, and poor: a welfare analysis of old-age social insurance programs, FRB Atlanta Working Paper (2013) View citations (22) (2013)

2014

9. The Impact of Medical and Nursing Home Expenses on Savings
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2014, 6, (3), 29-72 View citations (135)

2013

10. MEASURING THE WELFARE GAIN FROM PERSONAL COMPUTERS
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 336-347 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers, 2008 Meeting Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2011

11. THE TREND IN RETIREMENT
    International Economic Review, 2011, 52, (2), 287-316 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper The Trend in Retirement, 2006 Meeting Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2010

12. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBURBANIZATION AND THE DIFFUSION OF THE AUTOMOBILE
    International Economic Review, 2010, 51, (4), 1003-1037 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper A Quantitative Analysis of Suburbanization and the Diffusion of the Automobile, Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
13. Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2010, 13, (3), 701-714 View citations (247)
    See also Working Paper Finite State Markov-Chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes, Working Papers (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
    Software Item Code files for "Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes", Computer Codes (2010) (2010)

Software Items

2021

1. Code and data files for "The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2022) View citations (31) (2022)

2010

2. Code files for "Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (247) (2010)