Research

Published Papers

The Impacts of Baby-Friendly Hospital Designations (2026) with Orgul Ozturk and Lindsey Woodworth at Management Science 

Budding Enrollment: The Impact of Cannabis Policy on Enrollment in Colleges and Universities (2026) with Josh Hess at Contemporary Economic Policy

Uniform Brand Variant Pricing and Heterogeneous Firm Responses to Excise Taxes: Evidence from Six U.S. Cities (2025) at Journal of Public Economics

Higher Education: The Impact of Recreational Marijuana on College Applications (2024) with Christopher Blake and Josh Hess at Contemporary Economic Policy

Hits from the Bong? The Impact of Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries on Property Values (2021) with Lin Tian at Regional Science and Urban Economics

Working Papers

Are Baby-Friendly Hospitals Mother-Unfriendly? (2025) with Orgul Ozturk and Lindsey Woodworth, submitted

Uniform Brand Variant Pricing and Cost Pass-through to Retail Prices (2025) with Aerfate Haimiti, submitted

License Quotas and the Inefficient Regulation of Sin Goods: Evidence from the Washington Recreational Marijuana Market (2020)

Selected Works in Progress

Can You Mind My Kids?:  Vacancy Rates and Waitlists in the Child Care Market with Jessica Brown

Pharmacy Deserts and Dispensing Floors: Evidence from State PBM Reimbursement Mandates with Cici McNamara, Sarah Waldfogel, and Xu Zhang

The Impact of Public Defenders in Bond Court: Evidence from South Carolina with Lindsey Woodworth