Ph.D. in Economics
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Human Development & Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
daelee <at> iastate <dot> edu
Research Interest: Healthcare; Energy; Tax
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Housing Policy Uncertainty and Consumers' Spending on Healthcare
Disparities in Healthcare Utilization, with J. Choi
Education and Older Adults' Retirement Wealth, with S. Kim
"Impact of Monetary Policy on Corporate Defaults and Associated Welfare Costs," with K. Ahn and H. Jang. (2025) Computational Economics: 1-33.
"Effects of Bid Protests against Government Agencies on Firm Performance: Role of Interorganizational Relationship," with JY. Lee and B.W. Josephson. (2024) Economic Analysis and Policy 81: 520-540.
"Effects of Renewable Energy Use in the Energy Mix on Social Welfare," with K. Ahn and G. Chu. (2021) Energy Economics 96: 105174.
"Impact of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on Firm Capital Structure: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act." (2021) Applied Economics Letters 28(3): 241‒245.
"Asymmetric Pricing Dynamics with Market Power: Investigating Island Data of the Retail Gasoline Market," with W.H. Hong. (2020) Empirical Economics 58(5): 2181-2221.
"Effects of the Medicaid Expansion on Low-Income, Childless Household Savings: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act." (2019) Economics Letters 181: 164-168.
"Stock Market Uncertainty and Economic Fundamentals: An Entropy-Based Approach," with K. Ahn, S. Sohn, and B. Yang. (2019) Quantitative Finance 19(7): 1151-1163.
"Effects of Health Insurance Coverage on Household Financial Portfolio: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act." (2018) Economics Letters 171: 176-179.
"Impact of the Excise Tax on Firm R&D and Performance in the Medical Device Industry: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act." (2018) Research Policy 47(5): 854-871.
- Featured in Tax Foundation, ScienceDaily, ISU, WashingtonExaminer, Edition Truth, TCTMD, Plastics Today, Medical Development, NIR Medical, Xtalks, HealthCareBusiness, HealthImaging, Becker's Healthcare, Radiology Business, Medical Design Briefs, Futurity, MITA, News-Press, MassDevice, CCAGW, MDDI, Newswise
"Impact of the Medicaid Expansion on U.S. Health Services Firms: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act," with F.A. Zhang. (2017) Finance Research Letters 21: 172-177.
"Dividend Taxation and Household Dividend Portfolio Decisions: Evidence from the U.S. Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003." (2017) Applied Economics 49(8): 723-737.
"Effects of Dependent Coverage Mandate on Household Precautionary Savings: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act." (2016) Economics Letters 147: 32-37.
"COVID-19 and Family Distancing Efforts: Contextual Demographic and Family Conflict Correlates," with S. Jeon and C.F. Weems. (2023) Journal of Family Issues 44(6): 1662-1695.
"Technological Change and Market Conditions: Evidence from Bitcoin Fork," with Kim H., Yi E., and Ahn K. (2022) Complexity: 2617752.
"Targeted Child Support Enforcement and Its Association with Child Support Payments: Evidence from a Program Evaluation," with C. Weems, H.L. Rouse, J.N. Melby, F. Zhao, M. Bartel, and K. Goudy. (2020) Children and Youth Services Review 118: 105343.
"Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Crude Oil Market," with K. Joo, J. Suh, and K. Ahn. (2020) Energy Strategy Reviews 30: 100516.