Research
Job Market Paper
Impact of the Oishei Children’s Hospital Development on Surrounding Residential Property Prices
In 2017, the Oishei Children’s Hospital was built in downtown Buffalo, New York, representing a new era for women and children’s medical facilities. Individuals working at the old facility now face the decision to move closer to the new hospital or commute further. Using property sales data, I analyze how Oishei impacts residential property prices with a difference-in-differences hedonic price model, while utilizing three unique time treatments and two distance treatments. The opening of Oishei generated a statistically significant percentage increase in sale prices within a 1- and 2.5-mile radius. Suggesting employees may be purchasing houses with shorter commutes.
Peer Reviewed Publications
"Moore Religious Icons on State Property? Alabamians pass bill to allow overlap of church and state," Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 27 No. 17 (2020) p. 1430-1433.
"Religiosity and the Impact of Religious Secondary Schooling," with Jay Walker. Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform, Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017) p. 131-147.
Other Publications
Book Chapter: "Adverse Selection and Long-Term Care," with Jane Ruseski. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham (2019)
Book Chapter: "Medigap," with Jane Ruseski. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham (2019)
Book Review: Review of The Gift of Global Talent by William Kerr, 2019, The Review of Regional Studies, 50 (1), 149-151, ISSN 1553-0892, 0048-49X (2020)
Works in Progress
"How Health Care and Urban Amenities Attract Retirees," with Heather Stephens.
"Risky Sexual Behavior: Condom use as Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Among Women."
"Ultra Marathons and Competitiveness of Genders," with Michael Cary and Heather Stephens.
"Effect of Available Birth Control Without Prescription on Unintended Pregnancy." with Daniel Grossman and Arijit Ray.