Homepage of Jason Fletcher

Homepage of Jason Fletcher
Ph.D., 2006 (Wisconsin)
jason [dot] fletcher [at] yale [dot] edu
jf2697 [at] columbia [dot] edu

September 2010-August 2012
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health and Society Scholar
Fellow, Columbia Population Research Center
Columbia University
420 W 118th Street
8th Floor, Mail Code 3355
New York , NY 10027

Continuing Appointment:
Associate Professor
Yale University
School of Public Health
Division of Health Policy and Administration
Official Department Homepage

Affiliate, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences Conference: Submissions Due March 15, 2012

Areas of Interest:
Long term consequences of mental illness
Social/Peer Influences on Health and Education Outcomes
Combining Genetic and Social Science Research

CV Updated October 2011
SSRN Page
List of NBER Papers
Google Scholar Citation Page

Research Papers

In Press

[49] "Alcohol Taxes: Do Heterogeneous Responses Undercut Their Value?" (with Padmaja Ayyagari, Partha Deb, Bill Gallo, and Jody Sindelar)
Health Economics
--NBER
--The Economist Mention

[48] “Long Term Effects of First Occupation on Health: Evidence from Siblings”
Journal of Labor Research
--SSRN

[47] "High School Quality and Race Differences in College." (with Marta Tienda)
Handbook on Race and Social Problems. Koeske, G., Bangs, R., & Davis, L. (Editors). Springer Press, New
York.

[46] “Peer influences on adolescent alcohol consumption: evidence using an instrumental variables/fixed effect approach.”
Journal of Population Economics
--SSRN

[45]"The Effects of Family Stressors on Substance Use Initiation in Adolescence." (with Jody Sindelar)
Review of Economics of the Household
--SSRN

Publications

[44] “Similarity in Peer College Preferences: New Evidence from Texas.”
Social Science Research (2012) 41: 321–330
--SSRN

[43] "Diabetes’ ‘Health Shock’ To Schooling and Earnings: Increased Dropout Rates And Lower Wages And Employment In Young Adults" (with Michael Richards)
Health Affairs January 2012
--NYT, NPR, Kaiser, Yale Press Release, LA Times,

[42] "The effects of teenage childbearing on the short- and long-term health behaviors of mothers."
Journal of Population Economics Volume 25, Issue 1 (2012), Page 201-218
--SSRN

[41] "College Quality and Health Behaviors." (with David Frisvold)
Economics of Education Review Volume 30, Issue 5, October 2011, Pages 826-837
-SSRN
-WP
-Chronicle of Higher Education
-RWJ Press Release

[40]"Long Term Effects of Health Investments and Parental Favoritism: The Case of Breastfeeding."
Health Economics November 2011 Volume 20, Issue 11, pages 1349–1361
--SSRN

[39] “Genetic Lotteries within Families.” (With Steven Lehrer)
Journal of Health Economics 2011, 30(4): 647-659
-NBER
-BigThink Article,

[38]“Social Identity and College Enrollment.”
Rationality and Society 2011 23(3): 267–303

[37] "A Genetic Instrumental Variables Analysis of the Effects of Prenatal Smoking on Birth Weight: Evidence from Two Samples." (with George Wehby, Steven Lehrer, Lina Moreno, Jeffrey Murray, Allen Wilcox, and Rolv Lie)
Biodemography and Social Biology 2011, 57 (1): 3-32

[36]"The Medium Run Educational Effects of Low Birth Weight."
Economics of Education Review 2011 30(3): 517-527
--SSRN

[35]"The Effect of Job Loss on Overweight and Drinking" (with Partha Deb, Bill Gallo, Padmaja Ayyagari, and Jody Sindelar)
Journal of Health Economics 2011 30(2): 317-327
--NBER

[34]“Cumulative Effects of Job Characteristics on Health.” (with Jody Sindelar and Shintaro Yamaguchi)
Health Economics Volume 20, Issue 5, May 2011: 553–570
--NBER
-- SSRN

[33]"The Effects of Teenage Fatherhood on Early Outcomes." (with Barbara Wolfe)
Economic Inquiry
--SSRN
--Wiley Press Release, Yale Daily News,Yale

[32] “The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Post-Secondary Outcomes: Evidence from the Add Health .” (with Robert Bifulco and Stephen Ross)
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy February 2011 3(1): 25–53
--SSRN

[31]"The Effects of Soft Drink Taxation on Soft Drink Consumption and Weight for Children and Adolescents." (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft)
Journal of Public Economics 2010, 94 (11-12): 967-974
--SSRN
--Time Coverage

[30]“Adolescent Depression and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Sibling Fixed Effects.”
Health Economics July 2010, 19(7) 855-871
--SSRN Version

[29]"The Long Term Effects of Childhood Asthma on Adult Health ." (with Jeremy Green and Matthew Neidell)
Journal of Health Economics 29 (2010) 377–387
--Yale Press Release

[28]“Social Interactions and Smoking Decisions: Evidence Using Multiple Cohorts, Instrumental Variables, and School Fixed Effects."
Health Economics April 2010, 19(4) 466-484
--SSRN Version

[26]"Taxing Soft Drinks and Restricting Access to Vending Machines to Curb Child Obesity." (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft)
Health Affairs, May 2010, 29 (5): 1059–1066
--Press Release Yale Press Release

[25]“Can Soft Drink Taxes Reduce Population Weight?” (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft)
Contemporary Economic Policy 2010, 28(1): 23 - 35
--WP Version
--Forbes--MSN--USNEWS--AJC--Yale Daily News--NYUNews

[24]“Spillover effects of inclusion of classmates with emotional problems on test scores in early elementary school”
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2010, 29(1): 69-83
--SSRN Version

[23]“Race and Ethnic Differences in College Achievement: Does High School Attended Matter?” (with Marta Tienda)
ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science January 2010, 627: 144-166
--THEOP Version

[22]"The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Health."
Social Science and Medicine 2010, 70(1): 130-135
---Yale Press Release

[21]“High School Classmates and College Success.” (with Marta Tienda )
Sociology of Education, 2009 82(4): 287-314

[20]“Beauty vs. Brains: Early Labor Market Outcomes of High School Graduates ”
Economics Letters 2009, 105(3): 321-325
--Daily Mail (UK)

[19]“Is Identification with School the Key Component in the ‘Black Box’ of Education Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment.”
Economics of Education Review 2009, 28: 662–671

[18]“Assessing the Effect of Increasing Housing Costs on Food Insecurity ” (with Susan Busch and Tatiana Andreyeva)
Journal of Children and Poverty 2009, 15(2): 79-92
--SSRN Version

[17]"The Effects of Adolescent Health on Educational Outcomes: Causal Evidence using ‘Genetic Lotteries’ between Siblings." (with Steven Lehrer)
Forum for Health Economics & Policy 2009 12 (2), Article 8
--2009 Victor F. Fuchs Research Award in Health Economics
--CLSRN Version

[16]“Long Term Consequences of Childhood ADHD on Criminal Activities” (with Barbara Wolfe)
Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 2009, 12 (3) : 119-138
--SSRN Version
--AJC--New Haven Register--Yale Daily News---
Reprinted in: "Neuroscience and Criminal Law" (L. Padmavathi, ed), Icfai University Press 2010

[15]“Higher Education and Health Investment: Does More Schooling Affect Preventive Health Care Use?” (with David Frisvold)
Journal of Human Capital Summer 2009, 3(2)
--WP Version

[14]“The Effects of Inclusion on Classmates of Students with Disabilities: The Case of Serious Emotional Problems.”
Education Finance and Policy Summer 2009, 4(3) 278–299
-- SSRN Version

[13]"Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects" (with Barbara Wolfe)
Journal of Human Resources Spring 2009, 44: 303-325
--SSRN Version

[12]“Childhood Mistreatment and Adolescent and Young Adult Depression.”
Social Science and Medicine 2009, 68: 799-806

[11]“All in the Family: Mental Health Spillover Effects Between Working Spouses.” pdf
BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 2009, 9 (1) (Contributions)
--SSRN Version

[10]"The Impact of Occupation on Self-Rated Health: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey." with Ralitza Gueorguieva, Jody Sindelar, Tracy Falba, Patricia Keenan, Ran Wu, and William Gallo
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 2009
--NBER Version

[9]“Detecting Implausible Social Network Effects in Acne, Height, and Headaches: Longitudinal Analysis.” (with Ethan Cohen-Cole)
British Medical Journal 2008, 337: a2533
--SSRN Version
--Media: NYT Boston Globe Washington Post Science Freakonomics Blog Science News NYT Mag Slate

[8]“Adolescent Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Educational Attainment.”
Health Economics 2008, 17: 1215-1235 (Lead Article)
--SSRN Version

[7]“Is Obesity Contagious? Social Networks vs. Environmental Factors in the Obesity Epidemic.” (with Ethan Cohen-Cole)
Journal of Health Economics 2008, 27(5): 1382-1387
--SSRN Version
--Chattanooga
--Our Response to Fowler and Christakis (Version 1: September 1, 2008)
--Russell Lyons' paper link (April 2010)

[6]“Child Mental Health and Human Capital Accumulation: The Case of ADHD Revisited.” (with Barbara Wolfe)
Journal of Health Economics 2008, 27(3): 794-800
--NBER Version ----SSRN Version
--NIMH Story

[5] “What Factors Influence the Structure of the State Income Tax?” (with Matthew Murray)
Public Finance Review, 2008, 36: 475-496

[4]“Social Multipliers in Sexual Initiation Decisions among U.S. High School Students.”
Demography, May 2007 Vol 44 (2): 373-388

[3]“Competition Over the Tax Base in the State Sales Tax.” (with Matthew Murray)
Public Finance Review, May 2006 Vol 34 (3), pp. 258-281

[2] “Social Interactions in Adolescent Television Viewing.”
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, April 2006 Vol 160, pp. 383-386

[1]“Is There A ‘Singles Tax’? The Relative Income Tax Treatment of Single Households.” (with James Alm and Leslie Whittington)
Public Budgeting and Finance. Summer 2002

Non-Referreed Publications

[6]“Soda Taxes and Substitution Effects: Will Obesity be Affected?”
Choices

[5] "The Promise and Pitfalls of Combining Genetic and Economic Research"
Health Economics Volume 20, Issue 8, pages 889–892, August 2011

[4] "Are Soft Drink Taxes an Effective Mechanism for Reducing Obesity?" (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft)
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011 30 (3) (Point/Counterpoint)
--RWJF article

[3]"Social Networks and Health"
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics October 2010

[2]"Peer Effects in Obesity."
Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity, J. Cawley (ed) March 2011

[1]“Accounting for Racial Disparities in Children’s Overweight Status at 2-Years-Old."
Current Issues in Health Economics , R. Tchernis (ed), Dec 2010

Revising for Resubmission
"Adolescent Depression and Labor Market Outcomes."RR Southern Economic Journal December 2011
"Social Returns and Penalties to Weight Status in the US" RR Economics and Human Biology December 2011
"The Effects of Academic Probation on College Success." (with Mansur Tokmouline) RR Education Finance and Policy December 2011
"Enhancing the Gene-Environment Interaction Framework Through A Quasi-Experimental Research Design: Evidence from differential responses to September 11th." RR American Journal of Epidemiology December 2011
“Social Interactions and College Enrollment: Evidence from NELS.” 2nd RR Contemporary Economic Policy December 2011

Under Review
"Tracing the Effects of Guaranteed Admission through the College Process: Evidence from a Policy Discontinuity in the Texas 10% Plan." (with Adi Mayer) January 2012
"Peer Effects in Teenage Pregnancy" (with Olga Yakusheva) January 2012
"Friendship Networks and Health Behaviors." (with Stephen Ross) January 2012
"Tobacco Use, Taxation, and Self Control in Adolescence." (with Jody Sindelar and Partha Deb) January 2012
--NBER
--The Economist Mention
"The Effects of a Sibling Death on Young Adults Outcomes." (with Marsha Seltzer, Jieun Song, and Barbara Wolfe) RRDemography December 2011
“The Long Run Health Returns to College Quality” (with David Frisvold) December 2011
"Do Genes Predict Friendship Networks? The Mitigating Role of School Context" (with Ben Domingue and Jason Boardman) December 2011
"Social Interaction in College Enrollment: Results Using An IV/FE Approach." December 2011
"Increasing Our Understanding of the Health-Income Gradient." (with Barbara Wolfe) November 2011
"The Effects of Childhood ADHD on Adult Labor Market Outcomes." November 2011
“The Effects of Early Occupation on Health.” (with Jody Sindelar) August 2011
-- NBER Version
"Peer Effects in Health Behaviors." (Encyclopedia of Health Economics: Edited by Anthony Culyer) March 2011
"The Effect of Smoking Cessation on Weight Gain: Evidence Using Workplace Smoking Restrictions." March 2011

Working Papers (email me for latest version)
"The ‘Bluest Eye’ and Pathways to Success: Eurocentric Standards of Beauty.” (with Arthur Goldsmith, Darrick Hamilton and William Darity) September 2011
"Peer Influences in Teenage Childbearing among Close Friends: Evidence from Using Miscarriages as a Natural Experiment." (with Olga Yakusheva) January 2012
"The Effects of Personality Traits on Adult Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Siblings." September 2011
"Understanding Policy Effects by Examining Genetic Moderation: The Case of Tobacco Taxation" January 2012
"The Importance of Family Income in the Formation and Evolution of Non-Cognitive Skills in Childhood." (with Barbara Wolfe) January 2012
"Tracing the Effects of Poor Health at Birth through Kindergarten Entry on Health and Development: Evidence using Twins" November 2011
"Genetic Modulation of the Effects of Tobacco Taxes on Use." October 2011
"The Effects of Sibling Health on Children's Outcomes." (With Nicole Hair and Barbara Wolfe) October 2011
"Uncovering the Pathways Linking Local Economic Conditions, Occupation, and Health" (with Shintaro Yamaguchi) November 2010
"The Effects of Alcohol Access and Use on Risky Behaviors: Regression Discontinuity Evidence" July 2010
"High School Course Content and College Choices." February 2010
"Achievement Effects of the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Evidence from North Carolina." February 2010
“The Impact of First Occupation on Health at Older Ages.” (with Jody Sindelar, Patricia Keenan, William Gallo, and Tracy Falba) February 2009

Work in Progress
"The Effects of Nutritional Shocks on Children's Health: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladesh." (with Mushfiq Mobarak and Rakibul Mazumder)
"Spillover Effects of Health Shocks in the Family: Evidence from the 1918 Flu." (with Bonny Wang)
"Interactions between Policies and Genotype in Determining Childhood Obesity." (with Sara McLanahan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Dan Notterman)
"Examining the 'Total Effects' of Schools on Obesity and Fitness."
"Health Spillovers within Families." (with Barbara Wolfe)
"Pregnancy Scares."
"Long Term Effects of Early Childbearing."
"Long Term Effects of Peers on Health Behaviors"
"ADHD and Wages."
"Examining the Mechanisms Linking Education and Health During Old Age."
"Interdependent Durations in Unhealthy Behaviors." (with Ethan Cohen-Cole)
"Heteogeneous Treatment Effects of Smoking Cessation." (with Rusty Tchernis)
"The Effects of College on Wealth Accumulation." (with David Frisvold)
"Social Networks and Labor Outcomes." (with Adi Mayer)
"Spousal Health Spillovers: Experimental Evidence."

Conferences
Integrating Genetics and Social Science 2011

Update: January 27, 2012