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Working Papers

2024

1. A Flexible Model of Food Security: Estimation and Implications for Prediction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2021)

2022

2. Do State SNAP Policies Influence Program Participation among Seniors?
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
3. Does Quitting Smoking Increase Obesity? Evidence From Accounting for Misreporting
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. Policy Determinants of Senior SNAP Participation
   2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2020

5. Behavioral Welfare Economics and Risk Preferences: A Bayesian Approach
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
6. Measuring the Spatial Distribution of Health Rankings in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Measuring the spatial distribution of health rankings in the United States, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2018

7. Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (6)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2019) View citations (9) (2019)
8. On the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Endogenous Misreporting
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (11)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article On the estimation of treatment effects with endogenous misreporting, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (23) (2019)

2017

9. Parental Work Hours and Childhood Obesity: Evidence Using Instrumental Variables Related to Sibling School Eligibility
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (3)
10. Using Spatial Factor Analysis to Measure Human Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Using spatial factor analysis to measure human development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2016

11. Measuring Effects of SNAP on Obesity at the Intensive Margin
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Measuring effects of SNAP on obesity at the intensive margin, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
12. The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The effect of smoking on obesity: Evidence from a randomized trial, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (16) (2018)

2015

13. What Can We Learn About the Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity in the Presence of Misreporting?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article What Can We Learn about the Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity in the Presence of Misreporting?, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2016) View citations (37) (2016)

2013

14. Anthropometric Mobility During Childhood
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
15. Modeling Area-Level Health Rankings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (2)
16. Persistence of Childhood Obesity
    Contractor and Cooperator Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
17. The Origins of Early Childhood Anthropometric Persistence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The origins of early childhood anthropometric persistence, Empirical Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2012

18. Effects on Childhood Obesity of Participation in Multiple Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs
    Contractor and Cooperator Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (1)

2010

19. Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Federal nutrition programs and childhood obesity: inside the black box, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2009

20. Estimation of Treatment Effects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article ESTIMATION OF TREATMENT EFFECTS WITHOUT AN EXCLUSION RESTRICTION: WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2013) View citations (56) (2013)
21. Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic With Natural Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Economics (2008)
    See also Chapter Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2008

22. Interfirm Mobility, Wages, and the Returns to Seniority and Experience in the U.S
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (24)
    Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2002) View citations (16)
23. Minimizing Bias in Selection on Observables Estimators When Unconfoundness Fails
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington (2008) View citations (3)
24. On the Specification of Propensity Scores: with Applications to the Analysis of Trade Policies
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article On the Specification of Propensity Scores, With Applications to the Analysis of Trade Policies, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (2009) View citations (71) (2009)
25. School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (16)
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington (2007) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010) View citations (72) (2010)
26. Search Costs and Medicare Plan Choice
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington
    See also Journal Article Search costs and Medicare plan choice, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2006

27. The Connection Between Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: Inspecting the Mechanisms
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article The connection between maternal employment and childhood obesity: inspecting the mechanisms, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2009) View citations (75) (2009)
28. The Role of Social Norms in Child Labor and Schooling in India
    CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Design and Application of an Area-Level Suicide Risk Index with Spatial Correlation
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 161, (1), 77-104 View citations (1)
2. Do state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program policies influence program participation among seniors?
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2022, 44, (2), 591-608

2021

3. Measuring the spatial distribution of health rankings in the United States
   Health Economics, 2021, 30, (11), 2921-2936 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Measuring the Spatial Distribution of Health Rankings in the United States, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

4. Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation
   Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 86, (1), 202-228 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation, Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
5. Maternal Work Hours and Childhood Obesity: Evidence Using Instrumental Variables Related to Sibling School Eligibility
   Journal of Human Capital, 2019, 13, (4), 553 - 584 View citations (5)
6. On the estimation of treatment effects with endogenous misreporting
   Journal of Econometrics, 2019, 208, (2), 487-506 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper On the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Endogenous Misreporting, Working Papers (2018) View citations (11) (2018)
7. The origins of early childhood anthropometric persistence
   Empirical Economics, 2019, 56, (6), 2185-2224 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Origins of Early Childhood Anthropometric Persistence, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2018

8. Measuring effects of SNAP on obesity at the intensive margin
   Economics & Human Biology, 2018, 31, (C), 150-163 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Effects of SNAP on Obesity at the Intensive Margin, Working Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
9. The effect of smoking on obesity: Evidence from a randomized trial
   Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 57, (C), 31-44 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
10. The intergenerational transmission of obesity: The role of time preferences and self-control
    Economics & Human Biology, 2018, 28, (C), 92-106 View citations (19)
11. Using spatial factor analysis to measure human development
    Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 132, (C), 130-149 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Using Spatial Factor Analysis to Measure Human Development, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2016

12. What Can We Learn about the Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity in the Presence of Misreporting?
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2016, 98, (4), 997-1017 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper What Can We Learn About the Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity in the Presence of Misreporting?, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2015

13. Persistence in body mass index in a recent cohort of US children
    Economics & Human Biology, 2015, 17, (C), 157-176 View citations (3)

2014

14. The bmte command: Methods for the estimation of treatment effects when exclusion restrictions are unavailable
    Stata Journal, 2014, 14, (3), 670-683 View citations (11)

2013

15. ESTIMATION OF TREATMENT EFFECTS WITHOUT AN EXCLUSION RESTRICTION: WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28, (6), 982-1017 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Estimation of Treatment Effects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
16. Effects of the built environment on childhood obesity: The case of urban recreational trails and crime
    Economics & Human Biology, 2013, 11, (1), 18-29 View citations (7)

2012

17. Federal nutrition programs and childhood obesity: inside the black box
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2012, 10, (1), 1-38 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2010

18. Exploring the spatial determinants of children’s activities: evidence from India
    Empirical Economics, 2010, 39, (2), 593-617 View citations (1)
19. Interfirm Mobility, Wages and the Returns to Seniority and Experience in the United States
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (3), 972-1001 View citations (84)
20. MEASURING HUMAN CAPITAL AND ITS EFFECTS ON WAGE GROWTH
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2010, 24, (2), 362-387 View citations (10)
21. School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (3) View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
22. Search costs and Medicare plan choice
    Health Economics, 2010, 19, (10), 1142-1165 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Search Costs and Medicare Plan Choice, CAEPR Working Papers (2008) (2008)

2009

23. On the Specification of Propensity Scores, With Applications to the Analysis of Trade Policies
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2009, 27, (3), 397-415 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper On the Specification of Propensity Scores: with Applications to the Analysis of Trade Policies, CAEPR Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
24. The connection between maternal employment and childhood obesity: inspecting the mechanisms
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2009, 7, (3), 227-255 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper The Connection Between Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: Inspecting the Mechanisms, CAEPR Working Papers (2006) View citations (26) (2006)

2008

25. Estimating high-dimensional demand systems in the presence of many binding non-negativity constraints
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 147, (2), 384-395 View citations (10)

2004

26. Bayesian Factor Analysis for Spatially Correlated Data, With Application to Summarizing Area-Level Material Deprivation From Census Data
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2004, 99, 314-324 View citations (38)

Chapters

2011

1. Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments
   A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 181-221 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic With Natural Experiments, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (2) (2009)