Research
Research
Publications
The local effect of sanctuary policies on crime: Evidence from New York, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.
Old version: [CSIS Discussion Paper]
Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism? , Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 43, pp. 126–156, 2024.
Health, Crime, and the Labor Market: Theory and Policy Analysis (joint with C. Y. Kelvin Yuen), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 144, 104529, 2022.
Preprint: [SSRN]
Sanctuary cities and crime, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 192, pp. 600-615, 2021.
Preprint: [SSRN]; Old version: [CGO Working Paper]
Crime, Search, and Ex-offenders' Accessibility to Labor Markets, LABOUR, 30(4), pp. 394-414, 2016.
Work in progress
"Misconduct, Metrics, and Motivation: Incentive-Driven Changes in Policing Behavior"
Previously titled: Does police misconduct increase crime?
Conference and Seminar Presentations
(Scheduled) Public Finance Workshop, The University of Tokyo, Japan, January 9, 2026.
TU Modern Economics Seminar, Tohoku University, Japan. July 24, 2025. "Misconduct, Metrics, and Motivation: Incentive-Driven Changes in Policing Behavior"
Western Economic Association Annual Conference, Marriott Marquis San Francisco, CA, June 20-24, 2025. "Misconduct, Metrics, and Motivation: Incentive-Driven Changes in Policing Behavior"
GSE-OSIPP joint seminars in economics, Osaka University, Japan, January 27, 2025. "Does police misconduct increase crime?"
The Japan Public Choice Society Annual Conference (poster), Doshisha University, Japan, December 14-15, 2024. "Does police misconduct increase crime?"
Applied Regional Science Conference, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan, November 30-December 1, 2024. "Do disciplinary actions increase crime?"
The 28th Pacific Conference of the RSAI, Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center, South Korea, August 4-7, 2024. "The local effect of sanctuary policies on crime: Evidence from New York"
Applied Economics Workshop, Keio University, Japan. July 21, 2023. "Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism?"
Trade/Urban Economics Workshop, Hitotsubashi University, Japan. July 21, 2022. "Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism?"
Western Economic Association Annual Conference, Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway, OR, June 29-July 3, 2022. "The local effect of sanctuary policies on crime"
UGOD Seminar (virtual), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), September 24, 2021. "Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism?"
Urban Economics Workshop (virtual), The University of Tokyo, Japan, November 20, 2020. "Sanctuary Cities and Crime"
The 10th Asian Conference in Regional Science (virtual), University of Tsukuba, Japan, October 10-11, 2020. "Sanctuary Cities and Crime"
Happy Hour Seminar (virtual), online, August 20, 2020. "Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism?"
Olin Brown Bag Seminar, Washington University in St. Louis (virtual), MO, April 24, 2020. "Does Visitation in Prison Reduce Recidivism?"
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (poster), Claremont McKenna College, CA, November 15-16, 2019. "Sanctuary City and Crime"
The 14th Economics Graduate Student Conference, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, October 27, 2019. "Sanctuary City and Crime"
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Sogang University, South Korea, June 21-23, 2018. "Health, Crime, and the Labor Market: Theory and Policy Analysis"
China Meeting of the Econometric Society, Fudan University, China, June 15-17, 2018. "Health, Crime, and the Labor Market: Theory and Policy Analysis"
Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting (poster), Niigata University, Japan, May 23-24, 2015. "Optimal Public Good Provision under Job Search and Matching Frictions"
Applied Regional Science Conference, Okinawa Industry Support Center, Japan, November 29-30, 2014. "Crime, Search, and Rehabilitation"
The Fourth Asian Seminar in Regional Science, Seoul National University, South Korea, August 5-7, 2014. "Crime, Search and Rehabilitation"
Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting (poster), Doshisha University, Japan, June 14-15, 2014. "Crime, Search and Rehabilitation"
Ryukyu Economics Workshop, Okinawa University, Japan, March 10, 2014. "Crime, Search and Rehabilitation"