Research Papers
Exploring the Effects of Occupational Licensing on Wage Inequality in the United States (Dec. 29, 2023, with Morris Kleiner, Edward Timmons, Conor Norris)
Certificate of Need and the Labor Market (R&R SEJ, Nov. 1, 2023, with James Bailey)
The Pharmacist Will See You Now: Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority and Access to Care in Idaho (R&R CEP, Sep. 30, 2023, with Alicia Plemmons, Shishir Shakya, Edward Timmons)
Now You Can Take It with You: Effects of Occupational Credential Recognition on Labor Market Outcomes (Sep. 19, 2023, with Edward Timmons)
Seeing Is Believing: The Effects of Optometrist Scope of Practice Expansion (under review, Aug. 29, 2023, with Edward Timmons, Protik Nandy)
Incentivizing the Repayment of Student Loans: Evidence from Tennessee's Occupational License Suspension Program(May 1, 2020)
Seeking Overdraft Fee Revenue: The Consequences of Bank Competition (Nov. 21, 2019)
Overdraft Fees in a Spatial Model of Bank Competition (Nov. 11, 2019)
Research in Progress
The Impact of Occupational Licensing on For-Profit Programs (with Edward Timmons)
Impacts of Expedited Licensure for Interstate Migrants: Evidence from Military Spouse License Recognition Programs in the U.S.
The Influence of Special Interest Groups on Occupational Licensing: A Case of Cosmetology (with Stephen Slivinsky)
Migration without Changing Employer: A Growing Pathway to Geographic Mobility of Skilled Workers (with Jennifer Hunt)
Examining Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy for College Students in the Mid-South (with Seok Won Jin)
Published work
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Full Practice Authority, Provider Supply, and Health Outcomes: A Border Analaysis (Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, forthcoming, with Conor Norris, Shishir Shakya, Edward Timmons)
Universal Recognition: Labor Market Effects and Best Practices for Policymakers, Archbridge Institute, May. 2023 (wtih Edward Timmons).
Restrictions on Health Care Profession Scope of Practice: Do They Help or Harm Patients? (with Edward Timmons) In Grease or Grit? International Case Studies of Occupational Licensing and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality. (edited by Kleiner, Morris M. and Maria Koumenta) Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 2022
On Borrowed Time: How Occupational Licensing Affects Student Loan Debt. Mercatus Policy Brief, George Mason University, Feb. 2021 (with Edward Timmons)