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
Journal of Health Economics - December 2023
[3] The Long-Term Impact of Early-Life Cigarette Taxes on Adult Pre-Pregnancy and Prenatal Smoking - [pdf] with Michael Pesko and Serena Phillips
American Journal of Health Economics - Fall 2023
[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 Social Science Publications
[18] 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
Social Science History - Fall 2023
[19] The (Temporary) COVID-19 Baby Bust in Mexico with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar, and Judith Senyancen Méndez Méndez
Population Studies - February 2023
[20] 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 ]
[21] 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
[22] 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
[23] 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 ]
[24] 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
Peer-Reviewed Publications-Health Policy and Health Services Research
[25] The COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-COVID-19 Healthcare Utilization in Mexico Public Health with Adan Silverio-Murillo, Jose Roberto Balmori De la Miyar, and Judith Senyancen Méndez Méndez
Public Health - January 2024
[26] 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, Nancy Niemczyk, Jennifer Wright, Bryan Dowd, Ellen Tilden, Steven Calvin
Health Services Research - September 2023
Peer-Reviewed Publications-Clinical Publications
[27] Planned home births in the US have outcomes comparable to planned birth center births with Marit L. Bovbjerg, Melissa Cheyney, Diana Jolles, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Wright, Courtney Everson, Saraswathi Vedam, Susan Stapleton
Medical Care - Accepted
[28] Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in Birth Centers in the United States 2018-2021: An Observational Study of Low-risk Birthing Individuals with Julia Phillippi, David Phillipi, Lisa Ross, Diana Jolles, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Steven Calvin, Jill Alliman, Stanley Fisch
Birth - Issues in Perinatal Care - Accepted
[29] Race, ethnicity, and indications for primary cesarean birth: Associations within a national birth center registry with Laura Manns-James, Shaughanassee Vines, Jill Alliman, Lauren Hoehn-Velasco, Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, Diana Jolles
Birth - Issues in Perinatal Care - November 2023
[30] 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
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health - November/December 2022
[31] 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
Birth - Issues in Perinatal Care - December 2023
[32] 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
[33] 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
[34] Breastfeeding as a quality measure: Demonstrating levers of the National Quality Strategy - with Diana Jolles
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing - July/September 2021
[35] 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