Published papers

State Repeal of Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions and Kindergarten Vaccination Rates

(with Samantha Gold and Y. Tony Yang)

JAMA Pediatrics, 180(1): p. 56-63. January 2026.

The Causal Impact of Removing Children from Abusive and Neglectful Homes

(with Eric Chyn, Justine Hastings, and Margarita Machelett)

Journal of Political Economy, 130(7): p. 1919-1962. July 2022. Working paper.

Economics of Foster Care

(with Joseph Doyle, Max Gross, and Brian Jacob)

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 36(2): p. 223-246. Spring 2022. Working paper. Online appendix.

Working papers

The Birth of an Occupation: Professional Nursing in the Era of Public Health

Labor Earnings and Community College Enrollment Since Covid: Evidence from California

(with Brian Johnson, Christopher Avery, and Elise Swanson)

Draft available upon request

Work in progress

State Compulsion and Local Backlash: Evidence from School Immunization Laws

(with Samantha Gold)

Widowhood and Intergenerational Labor Supply