I am an applied microeconomist with interests in health and labor economics. My research focuses on three interrelated topics: (1) employer-based health insurance and how plan design impacts utilization and outcomes, (2) financial incentives and how the timing and amount of payments allow individuals to consumption smooth or not; and (3) human capital development, specifically the long-run impacts of investments in health.

 

Publications

 “The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment” forthcoming at AEJ: Economic Policy

“SBM Recommends Increased Access To Federal Food Assistance During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic” (with Young, Sabrina K., Saied Toossi, Jordan W. Jones, Joanna Buscemi, and Marian L. Fitzgibbon), Position Statement, Society of Behavioral Medicine, September 2020.

“Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the United States” (with Patrick M. Zueger, Varun M. Kumar, Rachel L. Harrington, Gianna C. Rigoni, Robert J. DiDomenico, and Daniel R. Touchette), Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2018, 38(5), 520-530.

“Wellness Programs With Financial Incentives Through Disparities Lens” (with Alison Evans Cuellar, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, Mona Shah, and Tayna R. Lewis-Walls),  American Journal of Health Promotion, 2018, 32(2), 355-358.

“Boosting Workplace Wellness Programs with Financial Incentives” (with Alison Evans Cuellar, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, Seth Richards-Shubik, Hilary Wolfendale, Amelia Haviland, Mona Shah, and Kevin Volpp), American Journal of Managed Care, October 2017, 23: 294-300

“The Effect of Narrow Provider Networks on Health Care Use” (with Anthony T. Lo Sasso), Journal of Health Economics, December 2016, 50: 86-98

 

Working Papers 

“Plan Choice Matters: The Impact of High Deductible Health Insurance Plans on Spending and Enrollee Behavioral Response” working paper – Out for Review

“The Effects of the SNAP Cycle on Diabetes Management as Evidenced by a One-Time Change in Disbursement Schedule” (with Sabrina Young, Rachel Harrington, Lindsay Allen, and Nathan Pauly) working paper – Out for Review

 “SNAP Work Requirements Increase Mental Health Care Use, Especially among Black Women” (with Lindsay Allen and Diana Henry) – Revise and Resubmit  

 “Distancing Dominates: The Impact of the CARES Stimulus Payments on COVID-19 Transmission and Mortality” (with Caitlyn Fleming) – Out for Review

 

Work in Progress

 “The Impact of Staggered Benefit Disbursement on Opioid Use, Hospitalizations, and Mortality” (with Lindsay Allen, Sabrina Young, Rachel Harrington, and Nathan Pauly), working paper

“Measles Vaccination in Childhood: The Impact on Human Capital Development and Health Status in the United States” (with Amanda Stype)

“The Effects of SNAP Expansion Policies on Food and Economic Hardship during an Economic Downturn” (with Joseph Benitez, Sabrina Young, Saied Toossi, and Jordan Jones)