Working Papers

“Do Greater Sanctions Deter Youth Crime? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design,” with Nicholas Lovett. [Link]

Media coverage: The Crime Report, National Affairs

“Revisiting the Crime-Unemployment Nexus,” with David Welsch and Nicholas Lovett.

“Exposure to Human Capital and Intergenerational Persistence: Evidence from Compulsory Relocations, ” with Nicholas Lovett.

Publications

“Policing and Crime: Dynamic Panel Evidence from California,” with Nicholas Lovett and David Welsch. Oxford Economic Papers, 2023. [Link]

“Rare Homicides, Criminal Behavior, and the Returns to Police Labor,” with Nicholas Lovett. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022. [Link]

“The Role of Specific Heritage Among Hispanic-Owned Banks in America,” with Russ Kashian and Rashiqa Kamal. Managerial Finance, 2021. [Link]

“Family First or the Kindness of Strangers? Foster Care Placements and Adult Outcomes,” with Nicholas Lovett. Labour Economics, 2020. [Link]

“Has the Affordable Care Act Affected Health Care Efficiency?” with Russ Kashian and Nicholas Lovett. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2020. [Link]

“Ownership characteristics of Asian American banks,” with Russ Kashian and Rashiqa Kamal. Journal of Economics and Finance, 2019. [Link]

“A Cost Efficiency Analysis of Local Commercial Banks in Taiwan,” with Russ Kashian and Elaine Lin. Asian Economic Journal, 2019. [Link]

“Income Uncertainty, Consumer Durables Investments and Home Production: Evidence from China,” with Yabin Wang. Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019. [Link]

“Have Electronic Benefits Cards Improved Food Access for Food Stamp Recipients?” with Nicholas Lovett. Journal of Economic Studies, 2017. [Link] 

“Health Returns to Modern Heating: Evidence From China.” Applied Economics, 2017. [Link]