Published Papers
Economics Publications
[1] The Impact of Legal Abortion on Maternal Mortality - [pdf] with Michael Pesko and Sherajum Monira Farin
Forthcoming - AEJ: Economic Policy
[2] Health Outcomes and Provider Choice under Independent Practice for Certified Nurse-Midwives - [pdf] with Diana Jolles, Adan Silverio-Murillo, and Alicia Plemmons
Accepted - Journal of Health Economics
[3] The Long-Term Impact of Early-Life Cigarette Taxes on Adult Pre-Pregnancy and Prenatal Smoking - [pdf] with Michael Pesko and Serena Phillips
Accepted - American Journal of Health Economics
[4] Marriage and Divorce During a Pandemic: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Marital Formation and Dissolution in Mexico - [pdf] with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar, and Sherajum Monira Farin
Review of Economics of the Household - April 2023
[5] Changes in Assortative Matching and Educational Inequality: Evidence from Marriage and Birth Records in Mexico - [pdf] with Jacob Penglase
Journal of Demographic Economics - December 2022
[6] The Protestant Legacy: Missions, Gender, and Human Capital in India with Rossella Calvi and Federico Mantovanelli
Journal of Human Resources - November 2022 [pdf | online appendix]
[7] 1918 Every Year: Racial Inequality in Infectious Mortality, 1900-1942 with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, James Feigenbaum, and Christopher Muller
AEA Papers and Proceedings - May 2022 [pdf]
[8] The Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on Mexican Households: Evidence from Employment and Time Use for Men, Women, and Children with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar, Jacob Penglase
Review of Economics of the Household - January 2022 [pdf]
[9] City Health Departments, Public Health Expenditures, and Urban Mortality over 1910-1940 with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field
Economic Inquiry - April 2022 [pdf]
[10] The Impact of No-Fault Unilateral Divorce Laws on Divorce Rates in Mexico with Jacob Penglase
Economic Development and Cultural Change - October 2021 [pdf]
[11] Does Unilateral Divorce Impact Women's Labor Supply? Evidence from Mexico with Jacob Penglase
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization - July 2021 [pdf]
[12] 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]
[13] 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]
[14] The Long-term Impact of Preventative Public Health Programs
The Economic Journal - February 2021 [pdf]
[15] 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]
[16] 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]
[17] 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
[18] An alternative model of maternity care for low-risk birth: maternal and neonatal outcomes utilizing the midwifery-based birth center model with Jacqueline Wallace, Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Bryan Dowd, Ellen Tilden, Steven Calvin
Accepted, Health Services Research
[19] Racial Inequality in the Prime of Life: Infectious Mortality in U.S. Cities, 1906–1933 with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, James Feigenbaum, Christopher Muller, Aja Antoine
Forthcoming, Social Science History
[20] The (Temporary) COVID-19 Baby Bust in Mexico with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar, and Judith Senyancen Méndez Méndez
Accepted - Population Studies
[21] COVID-19 Blues: Lockdowns and Mental Health-Related Google Searches in Latin America with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyarand Abel Rodriguez
Social Science & Medicine - July 2021 [ pdf ]
[22] Strong Start innovation: Equitable outcomes across public and privately insured clients receiving birth center care with Lisa Ross, Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Kate Bauer
Accepted - Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
[23] The birth center model of care: Staffing, business characteristics, and core clinical outcomes with Diana R. Jolles, Nancy Niemczyk, Jacqueline Wallace, Jennifer Wright, Susan Stapleton, Cynthia Flynn, Paula Pelletier-Butler, Autumn Versace, Ebony Marcelle, Patrick Thornton, Kate Bauer
Accepted - Birth - Issues in Perinatal Care
[24] Disputes between neighbors in Mexican cities during the COVID-19 pandemic with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar
Regional Science Policy & Practice - April 2023
[25] Salary and workload of midwives across birth center practice types and state regulatory structures with Lisa Ross, Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Kate Bauer
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health- March/April 2022
[26] Conflict resolution under the COVID-19 pandemic with Adan Silverio-Murillo and Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar
International Journal of Conflict Management- November 2021
[27] Assessment of interprofessional collaboration at free-standing birth centers: Does collaboration influence outcomes? with Jacqueline Wallace, Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Cynthia Flynn, Kate Bauer
Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice - December 2021
[28] 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 ]
[29] Breastfeeding as a quality measure: Demonstrating levers of the National Quality Strategy - with Diana Jolles
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing - July/September 2021
[30] 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
[31] 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