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PUBLICATIONS
Long-Run Effects of Childhood Exposure to Medical Marijuana Laws on Education and Labor Market Outcomes (with Maorui Yang), Journal of Labor Research, 2024.
A Welfare Analysis of Medicaid and Recidivism (with Erkmen G. Aslim and Murat C. Mungan), Health Economics, 2024, vol. 33, pp. 2463-2507.
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
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), revise & resubmit at the Journal of Association for Information Systems.
Fan Passion and Behavioral Loyalty in Professional Sports : The Role of Social Media Use (with Jie Yan, Robin Wakefield, and Kirk Wakefield), under review.
Harmonizing the Yin and Yang: Gender Disparities in Subjective Well-Being after Retirement in China (with Erkmen G. Aslim and Shin-Yi Chou), under review.
Falling Behind as Peers Age Up: The Effects of Peer Age on Student Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Outcomes (with Xiao Liu and Chuanyi Guo), under review.
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