The dramatic increase in oil and gas production from shale formations has led to an intense
interest in its impact on local area economies. Exploration, drilling and extraction are …

This study examines the impact of major health insurance reform on payments made in the
health care sector. We study the prices of services paid to physicians in the privately insured …

Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) presents an opportunity to significantly improve
compensation for American workers. A potential concern, though, is that employers will …

I consider changes in labor markets across US states and counties around the enactment of
the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and its implementation in 2014. I find that counties with large …

Jump detection in generalized error-in-variables regression with an application to
Australian health tax policies Page 1 The Annals of Applied Statistics 2015, Vol. 9, No. 2 …

There is an ongoing debate about whether changes in labor regulations such as the Right to
Work (RTW) laws are contributing to the rising trend of income inequality in the US We adopt …

Abstract The Affordable Care Act's employer mandate provides a unique source of
exogenous variation allowing for identification of the effects of employer-provided health …

Abstract The Affordable Care Act's employer mandate affects firms who previously did not
provide health coverage much more than firms who did. The difference creates a natural …

Repurchasing stock is often considered to be motivated by signaling undervaluation, but
insider trading activity by repurchasing firms is not always consistent with undervaluation …

There is an ongoing debate about whether changes in labor regulations such as Right to
Work (RTW) laws are contributing to the rising trend of income inequality in the US We adopt …