Publications

Gender Differences in Political Career Progression
(with Hani Mansour, Stephen D. O’Connell, and James Reeves)
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming

Re-evaluating the Long-Term Impact of In Utero Exposure to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
(with Brian Beach, Joseph Ferrie, Martin Saavedra, and Duncan Thomas)
Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130(7): 1963-1990

Does Local Female Political Representation Empower Women to Run for Higher Office? Evidence from State and National Legislatures in India
(with Hani Mansour and Stephen D. O'Connell) 
The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36(1): 198-218

Occupational Licensing and Maternal Health: Evidence from Early Midwifery Laws
(with D. Mark Anderson, Kerwin Kofi Charles and Daniel I. Rees)
Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128(11): 4337-4383

The Intergenerational Impact of Terror: Does the 9/11 Tragedy Impact the Initial Human Capital of the Next Generation?
Demography, 2020, 57(4): 1459-1481

Impact of Violent Crime on Risk Aversion: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War 
(with Veronica Montalva, Duncan Thomas, and Andrea Velasquez)
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101(5): 892-904

The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes
Demography, 2018, 55(1): 319-340 

The Effect of Violent Crime on the Human Capital Accumulation of Young Adults 
(with Andrea Velasquez)
Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127: 1-12

Copycat Gaming: A Spatial Analysis of State Lottery Structure 
(with Jon Rork)
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2005, 35(6): 795-807