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Unofficial dollarization and market integration : the case of Latin America (thesis)
(2010)
This study examines the relationship between unofficial dollarization and
goods market integration in the context of dollarizing Latin American
nations and the United States. While a breadth of research focuses on ...
Goodbye Lenin, Hello Murat? The Effect of Communism on Individual Attitudes Toward Immigration (thesis)
(2017)
This paper argues conceptually and demonstrates empirically that individual attitudes toward immigration are deeply affected by a country’s politico-economic legacy. Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and ...
Pleasure and Pain: The Connection Between Opioid Prescriptions and Social Security Disability Insurance in the U.S.
(2020)
I examine the connection between prescription opioid use and Social Security Disability Insurance in the United States. Previous research has found that a correlation exists between opioids and disability rates, but little ...
Recession Severity and Lagging Employment (thesis)
(2020)
This paper uses the Current Population Survey to examine the differential experiences of demographic groups following the Great Recession. Geographic variation in recession severity is used to asses the effect of recession ...
The Effects of the Bracero Program (1942-1964) on Educational Attainment, Marriage, and Divorce in Mexico (thesis)
(2019)
In this paper, I examine the effects of the Bracero program, which brought Mexican workers into the United States on temporary guest worker visas from 1942 through 1964. I build on Kosack (2019) which focuses on the effects ...
Tell Me How I'm Supposed to Breed with No Air: Air Pollution and Fertility in the U.S. (thesis)
(2019)
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy is known to cause adverse infant health outcomes. However, less is known about the effect of pollution on fertility. In this paper, I use EPA air quality monitor data and NCHS ...
Do Beer Taxes Affect Birth Rates Among Teens and Young Women in the United States? (thesis)
(2017)
Alcohol abuse and underage drinking in the United States lead to many adverse outcomes, including unintended pregnancy. One way to reduce alcohol abuse – and therefore its negative outcomes – is to raise the price of beer ...
Got Milk? Milk Pasteurization and Mortality: 1900-1924 (thesis)
(2018)
In this paper, I analyze the impact of mandatory milk pasteurization in 38 large U.S. cities on five subsequent mortality rates: the mortality rate from diarrhea and enteritis for children under the age of two and the ...
The Effect of Preference for Sons over Daughters on Women's Agency and Empowerment Within a Household (thesis)
(2020)
While studies have shown how son preference negatively affects life outcomes of both born and unborn daughters, there is limited research examining how it, in turn, affects women who do not give birth to the desired number ...
Racial Segregation, Employment, and Income in the U.S., 1970-2010 (thesis)
(2018)
In this paper, I analyze the relationship between racial segregation and income for black and white male workers during this period. I find that racial segregation continues a previously observed downward trend through ...