(Job Market Paper)
Problem: Do high-profile police shootings affect day-to-day enforcement behavior?
Approach: Analyzed 100M+ traffic stop records using quasi-experimental methods
Key Finding: Police activity declines significantly following local high-salience shootings
Why It Matters: Highlights how public scrutiny and accountability pressures influence institutional behavior
Plain-English Summary:
After high-profile police shootings, police reduce routine traffic stops, especially when incidents receive national attention, suggesting that public scrutiny influences day-to-day enforcement behavior.
Problem: Do lower communication costs improve inmate safety?
Approach: Combined manually-sourced telecom contract data with administrative safety records
Key Finding: No measurable effect on reported assault rates
Why It Matters: Indicates that cost reductions alone do not meaningfully impact safety outcomes
Problem: What drives variation in consumer response to gas prices?
Approach: Integrated environmental, transportation, and demographic data across states
Key Finding: Urbanization and cross-border access increase price sensitivity
Why It Matters: Helps inform pricing strategy and energy policy decisions