Published Papers

Economics Publications

[1] City Health Departments, Public Health Expenditures, and Urban Mortality over 1910-1940 with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field

Accepted – Economic Inquiry - [pdf]

[2] The Protestant Legacy: Missions, Gender, and Human Capital in India with Rossella Calvi and Federico Mantovanelli

Accepted – Journal of Human Resources - [ pdf | online appendix ]

[3] The Impact of No-Fault Unilateral Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Mexico with Jacob Penglase

Forthcoming – Economic Development and Cultural Change - [ pdf ]

[4] Does Unilateral Divorce Impact Women's Labor Supply? Evidence from Mexico with Jacob Penglase

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization - July 2021 [ pdf ]

[5] The Great Crime Recovery: Crimes Against Women During, and After, the COVID-19 Lockdown in Mexico with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar

Economics & Human Biology - May 2021 [ pdf ]

[6] The Long Downturn: The Impact of the Great Lockdown on Formal Employment with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar

Journal of Economics and Business - May/June 2021 [ pdf ]

[7] The Long-term Impact of Preventative Public Health Programs

The Economic Journal - February 2021 [ pdf ]

[8] COVID-19 and Women’s Health: Examining Changes in Mental Health and Fertility with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar and Abel Rodriguez

Economics Letters - February 2021 [ pdf ]

[9] Do spouses negotiate in the shadow of the law? Evidence from unilateral divorce, suicides, and homicides in Mexico with Adan Silverio-Murillo

Economics Letters - February 2020 [ pdf ]

[10] Explaining Declines in US Rural Mortality, 1910-1933: The Role of County Health Departments

Explorations in Economic History - October 2018 [ pdf ]

Peer-Reviewed Interdisciplinary Publications

[11] COVID-19 Blues: Lockdowns and Mental Health-Related Google Searches in Latin America with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar and Abel Rodriguez

Social Science & Medicine - July 2021 [ pdf ]

[12] The U-shaped Crime Recovery during COVID-19: Evidence from National Crime Rates in Mexico with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar

Crime Science - June 2021 [ pdf ]

[13] Breastfeeding as a quality measure: Demonstrating levers of the National Quality Strategy - with Diana Jolles

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing - July/September 2021

[14] Druglords don’t stay at home: COVID-19 pandemic and crime patterns in Mexico City - [link] with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar

Journal of Criminal Justice - January/February 2021

[15] Rural Resilience: The Role of Birth Centers in the United States - [link] with Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Jill Alliman, Kate Bauer, Carla Townsend

Birth - Issues in Perinatal Care - December 2020