Publications

Publications

The Effect of Public Health Insurance on Crime Recidivism (with Erkmen G. Aslim, Murat C. Mungan, and Carlos I. Navarro), accepted at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Local Labor Market Shocks and Employment and Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Shale Oil and Gas Booms​ ​(with Gregory B. Upton), accepted at Energy Economics.

Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children of China (with Naci Mocan), Journal of Human Capital, 2020, vol. 14, 485-534.

Am I the Big Fish? The Effect of Ordinal Rank on Student Academic Performance in Middle School, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, vol. 176, 18-41.

Income Comparison and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Self-Perceived Relative Income Data from China, ​  Eastern Economic Journal, 2019, vol. 40, 428-462.

The Impact of High School Curriculum on Confidence, Academic Success, and Mental and Physical Well-Being of University Students​ (with Naci Mocan), Journal of Labor Research, 2019, vol. 40, 428-462.

The Impact of Self-Perceived Relative Income on Life Satisfaction: Evidence from British Panel Data,​ Southern Economic Journal, 2019, vol. 86, 726-745.

Income Inequality and Financial Reform in Asia: The Role of Human Capital (with Jie Li), Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 46, 2920-2935.

Working Papers