Structural Modeling

My Structural Modeling Interests

• "Estimating a Simultaneous Search Model," Journal of Labor Economics, July 1989.

• "Measuring the Effect of Disability on Labor Force Participation," Journal of Human Resources, Summer 1989.

• "Job Exit Behavior of Older Men," with James Berkovec, Econometrica, January 1990.

• "Search Models and Applied Labor Economics," Econometric Theory, March 1990.

• "Approximate Solutions to Stochastic Dynamic Programs," Econometric Theory, June 1997.

• "Strategic Play Among Family Members when Making Long-Term Care Decisions," with Bridget Hiedemann, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, September 1999.

• "Empirical Search Models," with Jose Canals-Cerda, in Search Theory and Unemployment, eds., Steven Woodbury and Carl Davidson, Kluwer Academic Publications, 2002.

• "Long-Term Care and Family Bargaining," with Maxim Engers, International Economic Review, February 2002.

• "Shared Caregiving Responibilities of Adult Siblings with Elderly Parents," with Tennille Checkovich, Journal of Human Resources, Summer 2002.

• "Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce in a Model of Match Quality," with Michael Brien and Lee Lillard, International Economic Review, May 2006.

• "Formal Home Health Care, Informal Care, and Family Decision-Making," with David Byrne, Michelle Goeree, andBridget Hiedemann, International Economic Review, November 2009, 50(4): 1205-1242.

• "Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information," with Leora Friedberg, International Economic Review, November 2014.

• "Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce in Equilibrium," with Shannon Seitz (incomplete).

Graduate Student Advising at University of Virginia

• Barbara Steinberg Schone - 1/91. "The Labor Supply Effects of Government Transfers in Cash and in Kind." Placement: Vanderbilt University, Department of Economics.

• Michael Palumbo - 5/92. "Health Uncertainty and Optimal Consumption Near the End of the Life Cycle." Placement: University of Houston, Department of Economics.

• Daniel Zabinsky - 1/94. "Reform of the Tax Preference for Employer- Provided Health Insurance: An Econometric Analysis." Placement: AHCPR.

• Todd Stinebrickner - 1/96. "A Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Teacher Attrition." Placement: University of Michigan, Population Studies Postdoctoral program.

• Catherine O'Connor - 4/96. "Early-Out Incentives: A Case Study of the U.S. Army Officers." Placement: Ohio State University, Department of Economics.

• Chris Swann - 4/96. "A Dynamic Analysis of Marriage, Labor Force Participation, and Participation in the AFDC Program," Snavely Award for Best Dissertation. Placement: University of Michigan, Department of Economics (Visiting Professor).

• Jessica Horewitz - 1/97. "Are Team Owners in the National Football League Profit Maximizers." Placement: Putnam, Hayes, and Bartlett.

• Fredrick Holt - 4/97. "The Family's Decision to Migrate: A Dynamic Analysis." Placement: Bureau of the Census.

• Benjamin Scafidi - 9/97. "Neighborhood, Housing, and School Choice." Placement: Georgia State University.

• Monica Hartmann- 8/00. "An Examination of Safety Provision and Tax Policy in a Structural Model of the Airline Industry." Placement: St. Thomas University.

• Michelle Sheran - 6/01. "The Career and Family Decisions of Women: A Dynamic Analysis of Labor Force Participation, Schooling, Marriage, and Fertility Decisions." Placement: University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

• Brian McManus - 8/01. "Nonlinear Pricing in an Oligopoly Market: The Case of Specialty Coffee;" IJIO Prize for Best Paper by a Young Economist, Snavely Award for Best Dissertation,Article in Slate. Placement: Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis.

• Michelle Goeree - 5/02. "Informative Advertising and the US Personal Computer Market: A Structural Empirical Examination." Young Economist Essay Prize (EARIE) European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, 2003, Snavely Award for Best Dissertation. Placement: University of Amsterdam.

• Kara Olson - 9/03. "The Causes and Consequences of Dumping." Placement: American University.

• Jessica Howell - 11/03. "A Structural Equilibrium Model of the Market for Higher Education: Assessing the Impact of Eliminating Affirmative Action." Placement: California State University, Sacramento. ( see pictures from graduation).

• Paul Sullivan - 9/04. "A Dynamic Analysis of Educational, Occupational, and Inter-firm Mobility Decisions." Placement: University of Michigan (Population Studies Postdoctoral program); Bureau of Labor Statistics (permanent).

• David Byrne - 5/05. "Unemployment Insurance in an Empirical Sequential Search Model." Placement: Federal Reserve Board.

• Kenneth Wilbur - 6/05. "Not All Eyeballs are Created Equal: A Structural Equilibrium Model of Television Advertisers, Networks, and Viewers." Placement: University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.

• Loren Smith - 8/05. "Optimal Buying and Selling of Durable Goods: The Case of Commercial Aircraft." Placement: Federal Trade Commission.

• Paul Carrillo - 8/05. "An Equilibrium Search Model for Buyers and Sellers and an Empirical Application to the Real Estate Market." Snavely Award for Best Dissertation. Placement: George Washington University.

• Beth Freeborn - 12/05. "Drug Laws and the Market for Cocaine." Placement: College of William and Mary.

  • Naoko Akashi - 8/06. "The Effect of Hospitals-Insurers Interaction on Medical Care Pricing." Placement: California State University, Fullerton.

• Keith Brand - 10/06. "Equilibrium Product Characteristics in Health Insurance Markets: An Analysis of Medicare+Choice." Placement: Federal Trade Commission.

  • Marc Santugini - 5/07. "Social Learning in the Motion Picture Market." Placement: HEC Montreal.

• Catherine Tyler Mooney - 6/07. "Evaluating the Impacts of Consolidation in the Radio Industry." Placement: University of Oklahoma.

• Scott E. Davis - 8/07. "A Structural Model of the Effects of Housing Vouchers on Housing Consumption and Labor Supply." Placement: CNA Corporation.

  • Sarah Simmons - 11/07. "Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment." Placement: Rhodes College.

• Jason Hulbert - 11/07. "A Dynamic Model of Multiproduct Firms: Advertising and Product Selection in the Ready to Eat Cereal Industry."

• Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy - 5/08. "A Bad Peace is Better Than a Good War: A Structural Model of Marital Disagreements." Placement: Iowa State University.

• Eric Fesselmeyer - 12/08. "Learning and Product Selection: An Empirical Model of Monopoly Behavior." Placement: National University of Singapore.

• Jonathan Williams - 3/09. "The Causes and Welfare Consequences of Predation: A Dynamic Equilibrium Model of the Airline Industry." Snavely Award for Best Dissertion. Placement: University of Georgia.

• Dan Becker - 4/09. "Tradeoffs Between Wages and Other Job Characteristics With an Application to UI." Placement: Federal Trade Commission.

• Uma Radhakrishnan - 5/10. "A Dynamic Structural Model of Contraceptive Use and Employment Sector Choice for Women in Indonesia." Placement: Bureau of Census.

• Gihoon Hong - 11/10, "U.S. and Domestic Migration Decisions of Mexican Workers." Placement: Indiana University, South Bend.

• Shuna Wang - 5/11. "The Entry Deterrence Effect of Authorized Generic Drugs: A Dynamic Reputation Model of a Fighting Brand in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Placement: Fannie Mae.

• Adam Hyde - 3/12, "A Structural Model of Obstetrician Location and Treatment Decisions." Placement: Wake Forest University School of Business.

• Yiyi Zhou - 4/12. "Vertical Integration and Industrial Dynamics in Two-Sided Markets: The Case of Video Games." Placement: SUNY Stony Brook.

• Kang Jian - 5/12. "When Are the Tickets Cheapest? A Structural Model of an Airline's Dynamic Pricing under Fixed Capacity." Placement: Bank of America.

• Chris Clapp - 7/13. "Should My Car Move or Should We? An Intra-Household Model of Residential and Commuting Choices." Placement: Florida State University.

• Jonathan Eggleston - 3/14. "Spousal Labor Supply and Unemployment: Estimates from a Household Search Model." Snavely Dissertation Proposal Surprise for 2012. Placement: US Bureau of the Census

• Haiyan Liu - 6/14. "Informative Advertising with Signaling Role and Social Learning in the Motion Picture Industry."

• Catherine Alford - 4/15. "High Today versus Lows Tomorrow: An Analysis of How Substance Use Affects Education and Career Paths." Snavely Award for Best Dissertation Proposal. Placement: Analysis Group.

• Matthew Shi - 6/16. "Advertising and Platform Competition with Multi-Homing Users: A Study of the U.S. Magazine Market." Placement: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

• Dina Guo -10/16. "Happy Together or Home Alone: A Structural Model of the Role of Health Insurance in Joint Retirement Among Married Couples."  Placement: PNC Bank.

• Michael Laforest - 4/17. "The Effects of High School Vocational Education for Non-College-Bound Students." Placement: Urban Labs, University of Chicago.

• Murat Demirci - 4/17. "The Impact of High Skill Immigration on Career Decisions of College-Educated Natives." Placement: Koc University.

• Selcen Cakir - 4/18. "Party Formation in Parliamentary Democracies." Placement: Bogazici University.

• Siying Liu - 8/18. "Entry Decisions and Incumbents' Responses: Evidence from the Outpatient Surgery Market." Placement: Wake Forest University Post-doc; Amazon (permanent).

• Wonho Yeon - 5/19. "Education and Time Allocation within Marriage: How Does Human Capital Affect Husband's Housework Time." Placement: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.

• Dajun Lin - 7/19. "A Dynamic Analysis of Individual Endowment, Schooling Choice and Career Choice: A Task-Based Approach."  Placement: American Institute of Research.

Graduate Student Advising at Stony Brook University

• Estefania Vergara-Cobos - 11/20. "Essays on Market Disruption: Theory and Evidence." Placement: World Bank.

• Dong Wook Kang, "Medicare Advantage Choices."

• Hyunjae Kang - 4/23, "Dynamic Tournament Model of Private Tutoring Expenditure." Placement: Kyoto University.

• Boyang Li - 5/23, "Airline Competition, product Repositioning, and Welfare: An Empirical Analysis of Hidden-City Ticketing." Placement: Digonex.

• Yemiao Ke - 6/24, "Female Labor Supply and Family Decisions." Placement: T-Mobile.

• Zhuotong Xie - 6/24, "Why is There a Change in the Degree of Educational Assortative Mating?" Placement: Freddie Mac.

• Taek-Keun Lee, "Home Selling and Tax Reform."

• Takahiro Moriya, "Online Dating and Consequences: Using Two-Sided Search Model."

• Kamini Jain, "Impact of Child Disability on the Family."

• Xin Lu, "Education Cost and Study Effort in Family Decision-Making Process Considering Mental Health." 

• Junyu Zhang, "Human Capital Investment in Capital Investment in College Facing the Burden of Tuition."

• Shafira Widjaja, "Selection into Job Training Programs: Evidence from Indonesia."