Peer-reviewed Publications:
Abouk R., Ghimire K., Maclean J.C., Powell D. (2023), "Pain Management and Work Capacity: Evidence from Workers’ Compensation and Marijuana Legalization", forthcoming at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
Abouk, R., Courtemanche, C., Dave, D., Feng, B., Friedman, A. S., Maclean, J. C., ... & Safford, S. (2022). Intended and unintended effects of e-cigarette taxes on youth tobacco use. Journal of Health Economics, 102720.
Macha, V., Abouk, R., & Drake, C. (2022, November). Association of recreational cannabis legalization with alcohol use among adults in the US, 2010 to 2019. In JAMA health forum (Vol. 3, No. 11, pp. e224069-e224069). American Medical Association.
Abouk, R., & Adams, S. (2022). Breakfast After the Bell: The Effects of Expanding Access to School Breakfasts on the Weight and Achievement of Elementary School Children. Economics of Education Review, 87, 102224.
Abouk, R., & Powell, D. (2021). Can electronic prescribing mandates reduce opioid-related overdoses?. Economics & Human Biology, 42, 101000.
Abouk, R., & Heydari, B. (2021). The immediate effect of COVID-19 policies on social-distancing behavior in the United States. Public health reports, 136(2), 245-252.
Abouk, R., Helmchen, L., Moghtaderi, A., & Pines, J. (2021). The ACA Medicaid Expansions and Opioid Mortality: Is There a Link?. Medical Care Research and Review, 78(6), 713-724.
Abouk R., Pacula R.L., Powell D., "State Laws Improving Naloxone Access Reduce Overdose Risk", JAMA Internal Medicine, 179(6), 2019, 805-811.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "Examining the Relationship between Medical Cannabis Laws and Cardiovascular Deaths in the US", Journal of International Drug Policy, 53, 2018, 1-7.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "Identifying Evidence on Birth Outcomes in Flint in the Early Stages of the Water Crisis", Journal of Public Health Policy, 39, 2018, 68-85.
Paterson C, Grosse SD, Abouk R, Glidewell J, Oster ME,"Cost and Cost-effectiveness Assessments of Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Using Pulse Oximetry: A Review", International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 3(4), 2017, 34.
Abouk R, Grosse SD, Ailes E, Oster ME, "Association of US State Implementation of Newborn Screening Policies for Critical Congenital Heart Disease With Early Infant Cardiac Deaths", Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 317(21), 2017, 2111-2118.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "Bans on Electronic Cigarette Sales to Minors and Smoking Among High School Students", Journal of Health Economics, 54, 2017, 17-24.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "Compliance Inspections of Tobacco Retailers and Youth Smoking", American Journal of Health Economics, 3(1), 2017, 10-32.
Goranova M, Abouk R, Nystrom P, Soofi E, "Corporate Governance Antecedents to Shareholder Activism: A Zero-Inflated Process", Strategic Management Journal, 38(2), 2017, 415-435.
Bartholomew KS, Abouk R, "The Effect of Local Smokefree Regulations on Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Smoking", Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(7), 2016, 1526-1538.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "Texting Bans and Fatal Accidents on Roadways: Do They Work? Or Do Drivers Just React to Announcements of Bans?", American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5(2), 2013, 179-199.
Abouk R, Adams SJ, "The Effect of School Shootings on Private School Enrollment", Economics Letters, 118(2), 2013, 297-299.