I am an Assistant Research Professor of Economics in the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University Of Notre Dame. I am an applied microeconomist and am broadly interested in research questions related to labor market and criminal justice outcomes for low-income individuals and families.
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Publications
"Reform prosecutors and the footprint of the criminal justice system" with Amanda Agan, Jennifer L. Doleac, Anna Harvey, and Anna Kyriazis. AEA Papers & Proceedings 116: 388-392 (2026)
"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment for domestic violence injuries: evidence from medical claims" with Lauren Gilbert and Susan T. Parker. Review of Economics of the Household 22: 535–562 (2024)
Working Papers
"Supported work leads to lasting labor market success among TANF recipients" with Tania Barham and Brian Cadena
"Prosecutorial reform and local crime rates" with Amanda Agan, Jennifer L. Doleac, Anna Harvey, and Anna Kyriazis. Under Review.
[Most recent draft] [NBER WP#34364] [Policy Brief]
Work in Progress
Prosecution Research Initiative with Amanda Agan, Anna Harvey, and Anna Kyriazis
"Family violence effects of social safety net incentives for child support cooperation" with Susan T. Parker and Katherine Richard
"Local emergency shelter availability and intimate partner homicides" with Kaitlyn Sims
Previously circulated as two separate working papers:
"Do shelters reduce domestic violence?" (Lauren Schechter)
"Seeking safe harbors: emergency domestic violence shelters and family violence" (Kaitlyn Sims)
RCTs in the Field
"An impact evaluation of a recidivism reduction program at the Goodwill Excel Center" with William N. Evans and Patrick Turner
"An impact evaluation of an intensive, holistic reentry program for incarcerated women"
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