Publications

In Press
[61] "Long-term Stress and Partner’s Weight Characteristics." (with Nathan Tefft)
PLoS one

[60] "The Challenge of Causal Inference in Gene-Environment Interaction Research: Leveraging Research Designs from the Social Sciences" (with Dalton Conley)
American Journal of Public Health

[59] "The Effects of Childhood ADHD on Adult Labor Market Outcomes."
Health Economics
--NBER
--The Atlantic, Freakonomics, CBS,

[58] "Increasing Our Understanding of the Health-Income Gradient in Children." (with Barbara Wolfe)
Health Economics
--NBER

[57] "Tracing the Effects of Guaranteed Admission through the College Process: Evidence from a Policy Discontinuity in the Texas 10% Plan." (with Adi Mayer)
Contemporary Economic Policy
--NBER
--Diverse,

[56] “The Long Run Health Returns to College Quality” (with David Frisvold)
Review of Economics of the Household
-WP

[55]"Adolescent Depression and Labor Market Outcomes."
Southern Economic Journal
--NBER
--The Atlantic

[54] “Social Interactions and College Enrollment: Evidence from NELS.”
Contemporary Economic Policy

[53] "The Interplay between Gender, Race and Weight Status: Self Perceptions and Social Consequences"
Economics and Human Biology

Publications

[52]"A Sibling Death in the Family: Common and Consequential." (with Marsha Seltzer, Jieun Song, and Barbara Wolfe)
Demography June 2013

[51] "The Effects of Personality Traits on Adult Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Siblings."
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2013, 89:122–135
--IZA Discussion Paper
--Marginal Revolution,

[50] "Why Have Tobacco Control Policies Stalled? Using Genetic Moderation to Examine Policy Impacts"
PLOS ONE, December 5, 2012
--Yale Press Release, RWJ Blog, US News and World Report, NY Times, Mother Jones, The Guardian,

[49] "Understanding Heterogeneity in Price Elasticities in the Demand forAlcohol For Older Individuals" (with Padmaja Ayyagari, Partha Deb, Bill Gallo, and Jody Sindelar)
Health Economics 2013, 22(1): pp
--NBER
--The Economist Mention

[48] "How Do Social and Genetic Factors Predict Friendship Networks" (with Ben Domingue and Jason Boardman)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2012, 109 (43) 17377-1738
--Yale Press Release
--Smithsonian, Yale Daily News RWJ Blog Post

[47] “Peer influences on adolescent alcohol consumption: evidence using an instrumental variables/fixed effect approach.”
Journal of Population Economics 2012, 25(4) 1265-1286
--SSRN

[46] “Long Term Effects of First Occupation on Health: Evidence from Siblings”
Journal of Labor Research (2012), Volume 33, Issue 1: 49-75
--SSRN

[45]"The Effects of Family Stressors on Substance Use Initiation in Adolescence." (with Jody Sindelar)
Review of Economics of the Household (2012) 10(1) : 99-114
--SSRN

[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, RWJ Story
--Letter to the Editor, Response

[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]"The Effects of Teenage Fatherhood on Early Outcomes." (with Barbara Wolfe)
Economic Inquiry 2012, 50(1): 182–201
--SSRN
--Wiley Press Release, Yale Daily News, Yale

[40] "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

[39]"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

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

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

[36] "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

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

[34]"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

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

[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
--Daily Beast
--Chattanooga Times

[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
--My thoughts on a related study in the NY Times

[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

[8] "High School Quality and Race Differences in College." (with Marta Tienda)
Handbook on Race and Social Problems. 2012. Koeske, G., Bangs, R., & Davis, L. (Editors). Springer Press, New York.

[7] "Substitution Patterns Can Limit the Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Obesity" (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft)
Preventing Chronic Disease 2013;10:120195

[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

Date: May 7, 2013