Research

Publications

• "The Combined Role of Subsidy and Discussion Intervention in the Demand for a Stigmatized Product," (with Rashesh Shrestha), The World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming,  2023,  Link  Presentation Slides

(*Previously circulated as "Awareness and Demand for Sanitary Pads: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Communities of Nepal" ) 

• "Healthcare Reform and Gender Specific Infant Mortality in Rural Nepal," (with Juergen Jung), World Development, Vol 161, January 2023. Link (working paper) Link 

• "The Effect of False ID Laws with a Scanner Provision on Underage Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities," (with Erik Nesson), Health Economics, 2021 Sep;30(9):2264-2283,  Link1 (working paper) Link2 (published online)

• "Coronavirus Infections and Deaths by Poverty Status: The Effects of Social Distancing," (with Juergen Jung and James Manley), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol  182, (February 2021). Link (working paper) 

• "Maternal Education and Infant Health Gradient: New Answers to Old Questions, " Economics and Human Biology, Vol 39, (December 2020). Link1 (working paper) Link 2 (published online)

• "Cigarette Prices and Driving Fatalities Among Youths ," Economics Letters, Vol 184, November 2019, Link1 (working paper) Link2 (published online)

• “Can Basic Maternal Literacy Skills Improve Infant Health Outcomes? Evidence from the Education Act in Nepal,” Journal of Human Capital,  Vol 13, Number 3, Fall 2019, Link1 (working paper) Link2 (published)

• “Multigenerational Effect of Education Reform: Mother's Education and Children's Human Capital in Nepal” (with Rashesh Shrestha), The World Bank Economic Review, published online: November 2019, Link1 (working paper) Link2 (published)    

(*Previously circulated as "Intergenerational Effect of Education Reform Program and Maternal Education on Children's Educational and Labor Outcomes: Evidence from Nepal")  

• "The Affordable Care Act and College Enrollment Decisions" (with Juergen Jung), Economic Inquiry, Vol 56, Issue 4, (October 2018): 1980-2009. Link (working paper version) Link (published)

• “Schooling Infrastructure and Educational Outcomes in Nepal” (with Animesh Giri), Development Journal of the South, Vol 2, Issue 1, 2017 Link (working paper version)

• “The Effect of Health Insurance Mandate on Labor Market Activity and Time Allocation: Evidence from the Federal Dependent Coverage Provision” (with Otto Lenhart), Forum for Health Economics & Policy, published online: 11th May, 2017 Link (working paper version) Link (FHEP)

  • “Do Young Adults Substitute Alcohol for Cigarettes? Learning from the Master Settlement Agreement,” Review of Economics of the Household, published online: 2nd June, 2016 Link 

• “The Pass Through of Beer Taxes to Prices: Evidence from State-Level and Federal Tax Changes” (with Sara Markowitz), Economic Inquiry, published online: 6th April, 2016 Link

• “Estimating the Price Elasticity of Demand for Different Levels of Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adults,” American Journal of Health Economics, Vol 1, No. 2, (May 2015): 224-254

Working Papers

•  "The Lifecycle Effects of Health and Local Unemployment on Job Promotions" with Juergen Jung Link 

• "Revisiting the Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking Outcomes"  Link 

• "The Institution of American Slavery and the Efficacy of the Affordable Care Act"

• "Mass Schooling, Nation Building, and Long-Term Political Outcomes in Multi-ethnic Democracies" (with Apoorva Lal, Rashesh Shrestha and Avidit Acharya)

Resting Papers

“How Efficient are Current U.S. Alcohol Taxes? The Cost of Drinking Versus Alcohol Taxes” Link