Research

Publications

"Judging Judge Fixed Effects: Testing the Identifying Assumptions in Judge Fixed-Effects Designs," American Economic Review, 2023 (with Brigham Frandsen and Lars Lefgren).  paper, use ssc install testjfe in Stata for semi-parametric version of our test

"Sheltering in Place and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Calls for Service during COVID-19," Journal of Public Economics, 2020 (with Riley Wilson).  paper

"Do Targeted Vouchers Instill Habits?  Evidence from WIC," Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019 (with David Frisvold and Joseph Price).

"The Unintended Impact of Pretrial Detention on Case Outcomes: Evidence from NYC Arraignments," Journal of Law and Economics, 2018 (with Nolan Pope).

Working Papers

"The Value of a Higher ACT Exam Score," (with Kareem Haggag, Devin Pope, and Nolan Pope), R&R at the Journal of Human Resources.

"Examiner and Judge Designs in Economics: A Practitioner's Guide," (with Eric Chyn and Brigham Frandsen) paper. Commissioned by the Journal of Economic Literature. Data and code for empirical example.

"Cluster Jackknife Instrumental Variables Estimation" (with Brigham Frandsen) paper. R&R at the Review of Economics and Statistics.

Works in Progress

"The Effect of Driving While Intoxicated on Education and Labor Market Outcomes" (with Jeffrey T. Denning, Benjamin Hansen, Lars Lefgren, and Cody Tuttle).

“The Effects of Education on Public Assistance and Crime” (with Jeff Denning and Cody Tuttle).

“The Effect of Access to Subsidized Housing in the United States” (with Brittany Street).