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PUBLICATIONS
A Welfare Analysis of Medicaid and Recidivism (with Erkmen G. Aslim and Murat C. Mungan), Health Economics, 2024.
The Effect of Public Health Insurance on Criminal Recidivism (with Erkmen G. Aslim, Murat C. Mungan, and Carlos I. Navarro), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2022, vol. 41, 45-91.
Labor Demand Shocks and Earnings and Employment Differentials: Evidence from the U.S. Shale Oil & Gas Boom(with Gregory B. Upton), Energy Economics, 2021, vol. 102, 105462.
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.
Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children in China (with Naci Mocan), Journal of Human Capital, 2020, vol. 14, 485-534 (Lead article).
The Impact of Self-Perceived Relative Income on Life Satisfaction: Evidence from British Panel Data, Southern Economic Journal, 2019, vol. 86, 726-745.
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.
Income Inequality and Financial Reform in Asia: The Role of Human Capital (with Jie Li), Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 46, 2920-2935.
WORKING PAPERS
Fan Passion and Behavioral Loyalty in Professional Sports : The Role of Social Media Use (with Jie Yan, Robin Wakefield, and Kirk Wakefield)
Harmonizing the Yin and Yang: Gender Disparities in Subjective Well-Being after Retirement in China (with Erkmen G. Aslim and Shin-Yi Chou)
Effects of Social Support on Toxicity and Mental Well-Being of Older Adult Users in Online Health Communities: An Empirical Study (with Paul Benjamin Lowry, Eduardo D. Villacis Calderon, and Jie Yan)
Long-Run Effects of Childhood Exposure to Medical Marijuana Laws on Education and Labor Market Outcomes (with Maorui Yang)
Falling Behind as Peers Age Up: The Effects of Peer Age on Student Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Outcomes (with Xiao Liu and Chuanyi Guo)
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