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Effects of social distancing policy on labor market outcomes
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Econofact, 2023-01)
US workers receive unemployment benefits if they lose their job, but not for reduced working hours. In alignment with the benefits incentives, we find that the labor market responded to COVID-19 and related closure-policies ...
The impact of community midwives on maternal healthcare utilization
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Advancing Partners & Communities, 2023-03)
Globally 800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. One of the major reasons for high maternal mortality ratios in many developing countries is the low proportion of births attended ...
The local health impacts of natural resource booms
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.World Bank, 2023-02)
This paper uses novel micro-data on natural resources and administrative health data in Brazil to study how economic booms in minerals affect health at birth. By implementing a reduced-form estimation of shift-share research ...
Three Essays in the Public Economics of Offshore Hydrocarbon Investment and Production.
(2011)
Offshore sources, in both shallow and deep waters, are increasingly important contributors to global oil and natural gas production. As both resource owner and taxing authority, national governments play an important role ...
Birds of a feather flock (even more) together: An intergroup relations perspective on how #MeToo-related media coverage affects the evaluation of prospective corporate directors
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2022-11)
Research SummaryThis study examines how incumbent director reactions to media coverage of the #MeToo movement have impacted the evaluation of prospective corporate directors. We argue that heightened intergroup anxiety ...
The evolution of the earnings distribution in a volatile economy: Evidence from Argentina
(Oxford University PressWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2022-11)
Empirical Essays on Firm Operations and Labor Economics
(2024)
This dissertation includes three papers that study firm operations and labor market adjustment using an empirical focus. The first chapter investigates the effect of workplace safety regulation on manufacturing operations. ...