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Working Papers

2023

1. Pandemic-Era Changes to Medicaid Enrollment and Funding: Implications for Future Policy and Research
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2. The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals, Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)

2022

3. Opioid Use and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from the U.S. Military
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

4. The Impact of the ACA on Insurance Coverage Disparities After Four Years
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2018

5. Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Behaviors after Three Years
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (36)

2017

6. Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (34)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (30)
   See also Journal Article Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self‐Assessed Health, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2018) View citations (43) (2018)

2016

7. Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
8. 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 (19) (2018)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Do those with chronic health conditions benefit from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion?
   Southern Economic Journal, 2024, 91, (1), 142-186
2. The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals
   Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 2024, 2, (3), 602 - 663
   See also Working Paper The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

3. How Do “Must-Access” Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Address Opioid Misuse?
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9, (3), 374 - 404

2021

4. Informal out-of-pocket payments experience and individuals’ willingness-to-pay for healthcare services in Greece
   Health Policy, 2021, 125, (6), 693-700
5. The impact of WIC participation on tobacco use and alcohol consumption
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2021, 39, (3), 608-625

2020

6. Do payor‐based outreach programs reduce medical cost and utilization?
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (6), 671-682

2019

7. Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Behaviors After 3 Years
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2019, 45, (1), 7-33 View citations (19)
8. Schools as places of crime? Evidence from closing chronically underperforming schools
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 77, (C), 125-140 View citations (8)
9. The Impact of Medical Marijuana Laws and Dispensaries on Self-Reported Health
   Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2019, 22, (2), 20 View citations (3)
10. The effect of predictive analytics-driven interventions on healthcare utilization
    Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 64, (C), 68-79 View citations (7)

2018

11. Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self‐Assessed Health
    Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 84, (3), 660-691 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (34) (2017)
12. The effect of smoking on obesity: Evidence from a randomized trial
    Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 57, (C), 31-44 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
13. The impact of the minimum wage on health
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2018, 18, (4), 337-375 View citations (22)

2017

14. Early Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non‐Expansion States
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36, (1), 178-210 View citations (110)
15. The short- and long-run effects of smoking cessation on alcohol consumption
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2017, 17, (4), 495-519 View citations (2)