Research & Projects

Publications

"Impact of Berkeley's Healthy Checkout Ordinance on the Sale of Soda and Candy: A Quasi-experimental Study " (with Justin White, Yuru Huang, Lisa M. Powell, Anna H. Grummon,  and Jennifer Falbe), The Lancet Public Health, 2026

Working Papers 

"The Incidence of “Tampon Taxes”: Evidence from the Elimination of State Sales Taxes on Feminine Hygiene Products” (with Justin Ross, Shuangyu Chen, and Lanjun Peng) Revise & resubmit, National Tax Journal

“Do State Child Tax Credits Reduce Parental Employment? Evidence from Staggered State Adoption” (with Justin White, Rita Hamad, and Zach Parolin)

“Fracking Boom and Respiratory Health: Evidence from Texas”  

Selected Work in Progress

"Effects of State Child Tax Credits on Worker Well-being" (with Justin White, Rita Hamad, and Zach Parolin)

 "Fracking and Traffic Congestion" (with Yumeng Zou, Ziyue Wang, Max Harleman, and Mary Willis)

 "Bring Wells Back, Not Scaling Up: Evidence from Texas's Two-Year Inactive Well Severence Tax Exemption" (with Ziyue Wang)

 "State Cigarette Taxes and Tobacco Use Among People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders" (with Justin White)