Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal
mine closures and the resulting employment losses in rural areas have become salient …

Using employer-employee level data linked to individual health records, we document that
the incidence of stress, anxiety, depression, psychiatric medication usage, and even suicide …

Using firm-level administrative tax data on the 43% of business liabilities in the United States
tied to privately held firms, we document dramatic reductions in leverage since the Great …

Considering safety management systems are composed of a coal mine enterprise and a
manager, incentive contracts for coal mine production are designed to improve the safety …

We study employee mental health as a non-monetary measure of the long-term effects of
mergers. Using employer-employee level data linked to individual health records, we …

We investigate the changes in employee workplace safety around Seasoned Equity
Offerings (SEOs). Equity issuing firms have competing incentives: They may cut investments …

The racial gap in mortgage interest rates in public banks is at least 50% lower than in private
banks, and the effect is more pronounced in non-GSE (government-sponsored enterprises) …

The US coal mining industry was once a booming industry which created and defined
communities, particularly in Appalachia. The industry has, however, transformed significantly …

I study if firms deliberately sacrifice workplace safety for profits by using contract workers, for
whom they are not legally liable. I exploit a regression discontinuity design around the …