To combat the spread of COVID-19, many primary and secondary schools in the United
States canceled classes and moved instruction online. This study examines an unexplored …

We evaluate a randomized outreach study in which the IRS sent informational letters to 3.9
million households that paid a tax penalty for lacking health insurance coverage under the …

We test for an effect of Arizona's 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) on the proportion
of the state's population characterized as noncitizen Hispanic. We use the synthetic control …

Most governments in the world, including the US, prohibit sex work. Given these types of
laws rarely change and are fairly uniform across regions, our knowledge about the impact of …

Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), we study the health
insurance and labor market implications of the recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision …

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 …

Holding a four-year college degree confers a distinct advantage to workers in the US labor
market. The wage gaps between college-educated working adults and those with a high …

Using difference-in-differences, synthetic control, and introducing a new break-detection
approach, I show that the introduction of North America's first major carbon tax has reduced …

In the United States, hospitals and physicians independently negotiate contracts with
insurers. Therefore, a privately insured individual can be treated at an in-network hospital's …

We study the relationship between the enforceability of covenants not to compete (CNCs)
and employee mobility and wages. We exploit a 2015 CNC ban for technology workers in …