Publications

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[179] “Controlling for polygenic genetic confounding in epidemiologic association studies” (with Zijie Zhao, Xiaoyu Yang, Jiacheng Miao, Stephen Dorn, Silvia H. Barcellos and Qiongshi Lu). 2024 October. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(44).

[178] ”The Association between Parity and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias Status” (with Yan Zhang). 2024 October. Demography, 61(5), 1339-1350.

[177] “Geographic Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Mortality: Comparing Impacts of Place of Birth and Place of Residence” (with Jinho Kim and Katie Jajtner). 2024 September. Social Science & Medicine—Population Health.

[176] “Variation in Adult Cognition Across Domains and Life Course Place Effects in the UK” (With Michael Topping and Jinho Kim). 2024 June. Journal of Aging and Health.

[175] “Retirement Makes You Old? Causal Effect of Retirement on Biological Age” (with Shiro Furuya). 2024 June. Demography, 61(3), 901-931.

[174] “Educational Attainment, Family Background and the Emergence of Pain Gradients in Adulthood” (With Michael Topping). 2024 April. Social Science & Medicine, 346, 116692.

[173] “Separating Scarring Effect and Selection of Early-Life Exposures With Genetic Data” (with Shiro Furuya and Qiongshi Lu). 2024 April. Demography, 61(2), 363-392.

[172] “Early-Life Economic Conditions and Old-Age Male Mortality: Evidence From Historical County-Level Bank Deposit Data” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari, Lauren Schmitz, Valentina Duque, and Vikas Gawai). 2024 Feb. Journal of Population Economics, 37(1), 32.

[171] “Dust to Feed, Dust to Grey: The Effect of In-Utero Exposure to the Dust Bowl on Old-Age Longevity” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). 2024 Feb. Demography,  61(1), 87-113

[170] “Interpreting Polygenic Score Effects in Sibling Analysis” (with Yuchang Wu, Tianchang Li, and Qiongshi Li). 2024 Feb. Plos One, 19(2)
–bioRxiv

[169] “Disparate Effects of Disruptive Events in Childhood” (editors: with Jennie Brand and Florencia Torche). The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 2024 January, 10(1), 1-30.

[168] “The Siren Song of Cicadas: Early-Life Pesticide Exposure and Later-Life Mortality” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). 2024 Jan, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 123, 102903.

[167] “Unequal before Death: The Effect of Paternal Education on Children’s Old Age Mortality” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). 2023 Jul. Population Studies

[166] “The big (genetic) sort? Reassessing migration patterns and their genetic imprint in the UK” (with Shiro Furuya, Jihua Liu, Zhongxuan Sun, and Qiongshi Lu), 2023 Dec. Demography, 60(6), 1649-1664.
–bioRxiv

[165] “The Effects of Education on Mortality: Evidence Using College Expansions” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). 2023 Dec. Health Economics, 33(3), 541-575.

[164] “Understanding Internal Migration: An Assessment of Migration Selection with Genetic Data” (with Shiro Furuya, Jihua Liu, Zhongxuan Sun, and Qiongshi Lu). Demography. 2023 Dec, 60(6):1631-1648.

[163] “Long-Term Health Benefits of Occupational Licensing: Evidence from Midwifery Laws” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). Journal of Health Economics. 2023 Dec, 92, 102807.

[162] “Analysis of Sex-Specific Gene-by-Cohort and Genetic Correlatin-by-Cohort Interaction in Educational and Reproductive Outcomes Using the UK Biobank Data” (with Boyan Zheng, Jie Song, and Qiongshi Lu). Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2023 August.

[161] “In Utero and Early-Life Exposure to Alcohol and Old Age Mortality: Evidence from the Temperance Movement in the US” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari).  Economics and Human Biology, Volume 50, 2023 Aug: 101276

[160] “Decoupling Genetics from Attainments: The Role of Social Environments.” Economics and Human Biology. Volume 50, 2023 Aug: 101259

[159] “Social Security Disability Insurance and Intergenerational Economic Mobility” (with Katie Jajtner and Matt Messel). Contemporary Economic Policy. Volume 41(4). 575-593. 2023, July. 

[158] “Multidimensional Intergenerational Mobility” (with Katie Jajtner). Social Science & Medicine, Volume 328, 2023 July: 115966

[157] “Area-Level Infant Mortality Exposure in Early Life and Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality: Examining Variation Based on Age, Sex, and Place of Birth” (with Michael Topping and Jinho Kim), Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2023 May; 93, 1007-1016.

[156] *“The Production of Within-family Inequality: Insights and Implications of Integrating Genetic Data” (with Yuchang Wu, Zijie Zhao, and Qiongshi Lu). PNAS-Nexus. 2023 April; 2, 1-7.

[155] “Re-Examining the Relationship Between Education and Adult Mental Health: Evidence from Sibling Fixed-Effects and Genetic Controls in the UK Biobank” (with Vikesh Amin, Qiongshi Lu, and Jie Song). Economics of Education Review. 2023 April; 93: 102354.

[154] “Childhood Exposure to Child Labor Laws and Old-Age Mortality: Evidence from Enforcements induced by Birth Registration Laws” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari). Health Economics 32, no. 3 (March 2023): 735-743.

[153] “Understanding Geographic Disparities in Mortality” (with Hans Schwarz, Michal Engelman, Norman J. Johnson, Jahn Hakes, and Alberto Palloni). Demography. 2023 March; 10609710.

[152] “Gender differences in the association between parity and cognitive function: Evidence from the UK biobank” (with Yan Zhang, Qiongshi Lu, and Jie Song). Social Science & Medicine. 2023 March; 320: 115649.

[151] *”Decomposing heritability and genetic covariance by direct and indirect effect paths” (with Jie Song, Yiqing Zou, Yuchang Wu, Jiacheng Miao, Ze Yu, and Qiongshi Lu). PLoS Genetic. 2023 Jan; 19(1): e1010620.

[150] “Childhood exposure to birth registration laws and old‐age mortality” (with Hamid Noghanibehambari) Health Economics. 2022 Dec; 32, no. 3: 735-743.

[149] *“A quantile integral linear model to quantify genetic effects on phenotypic variability”(with Jiacheng Miao, Yupei Lin, Yuchang Wu, Boyan Zheng, Lauren Schmitz, and Qiongshi Lu). Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. 2022 Sep; 119 (39) e2212959119.
–bioRxiv

[148] *“Early Life Environments and Cognition in Adulthood: New Evidence Using a Semiparametric Approach and Quantile Regression” (with Shiro Furuya). Social Science & Medicine: Population Health. 2022 Sep; 19: 101251.

[147] “Heterogeneity in disease resistance and the impact of antibiotics in the US” (with Justin Cook). In press, Economics & Human Biology. 2022 Dec; 47: 101155.
—NBER

[146] “What is driving the relationship between height and cognition? Evidence from the Twins Early Development Study” (with Vikesh Amin). Economics & Human Biology. 2022 Dec; 47: 101174.

[145] *“Detecting genetic heterogeneities in response to trauma: The case of 9/11” (with Shiro Furuya, Zijie Zhao, Zhongxuan Sun, and Qiongshi Lu). SSM–Mental Health. 2022 Dec; 2.

[144] *“Network resources and educational outcomes among Mexican-origin youth” (with Josefina Flores Morales, Christina Diaz, and Jenna Nobles). Social Science Research. 2022 July, 102694.

[143] *”Gene-by-Peer-Environment Interaction Effects on Cigarette, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use Among US High School Students of European Ancestry” (with Boyan Zheng, Qiongshi Lu, and Fengyi Zheng). Social Science & Medicine. 2022 Sep; 309: 115249.

[142] *“GWAS on Birth Year Infant Mortality Rates Provides New Evidence of Recent Natural Selection” (with Yuchang Wu, Shiro Furuya, Zihang Wang, Jenna Nobles, and Qiongshi Lu). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2022 Feb; 119(12): e2117312119.
–medRxiv

[141] “Higher educational attainment is associated with longer telomeres in midlife: Evidence from sibling comparisons in the UK Biobank” (with Vikesh Amin, Zhongxuan Sun, and Qiongshi Lu). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2022 Mar; 17: 101018.

[140] *“Immigrant status and the social returns to academic achievement in adolescence” (with Leafia Zi Ye). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2022 Jan.

[139] *“From convergence to divergence: Lifespan variation in US states, 1959-2017” (with Wei Xu and Michal Engelman). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2021 Dec; 16: 100987.

[138] *“Parental Status in Later Life and Parents’ Risk of Cognitive Impairment” (with Yan Zhang). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2021 Dec; 16.

[137] “The effects of relative body weight on socioemotional and schooling outcomes among female adolescents in the United States” (with Jinho Kim). Social Science & Medicine. 2021 Nov; 289.

[136] “Genetic Risks, Adolescent Health, and Schooling Attainment” (with Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, and Hans-Peter Kohler). Health Economics. 2021 Nov; 30(11): 2905-2920.
–SocArXiv

[135] “Health, Wealth, and Voting Trajectories in Later Life” (with Michal Engelman, Won-tak Joo, and Barry Burden). The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 2021 Oct; gbab191.

[134] “PUMAS: Fine-tuning Polygenic Risk Scores with GWAS Summary Statistics” (with Zijie Zhao, Yanyao Yi, Jie Song, Yuchang Wu, Xiaoyuan Zhong, Yupei Lin, Timothy Hohman, and Qiongshi Lu). Genome Biology. 2021 Sep; 22(257).
–bioRxiv

[133] *“State of birth and cardiovascular disease mortality: multilevel analyses of the National Longitudinal Mortality Study” (with Michael Topping and Wei Xu). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2021 Sep; 15.

[132] “Evaluating the Continued Integration of Genetics into Medical Sociology” (with Jason Boardman). Health and Social Behavior. 2021 Aug.

[131] “High Schools and Intergenerational Mobility” (with Joel Han). Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. Dec 2021.

[130] “Association and Pathways of Birth in the Stroke Belt on Old Age Dementia and Stroke Mortality” (with Michael Topping and Jinho Kim). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2021 Sept; 15.

[129] “Geographic Variation in Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality” (with Michael Topping and Jinho Kim). PLOS ONE. Jul 2021.

[128] “The Effects of Education on Cognition in Older Age: Evidence from Genotyped Siblings” (with Michael Topping, Fengyi Zheng, and Qiongshi Lu). Social Science & Medicine. 2021 Jul; 280.
–medRxiv

[127] “Estimating Genetic Nurture Using Genome-wide Association Study Summary Statistics” (with Yuchang Wu, Xiaoyuan Zhong, Yunong Lin, Zijie Zhao, Jiawen Chen, Boyan Zheng, and Qiongshi Lu). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2021 Jun; 118(25).

[126] “The Effects of Foreign-Born Peers in US High Schools and Middle Schools” (with Jinho Kim, Jenna Nobles, Irina Shaorshadze, and Stephen Ross). Journal of Human Capital. 2021; 15(3).
–NBER

[125] “Intergenerational Health Mobility: Magnitudes and Importance of Schools and Place” (with Katie Jajtner). Health Economics. 2021 Apr.
–NBER

[124] “Educational Attainments of Children with Adopted Siblings” (with Marsha Mailick, Jan Greenberg, Jieun Song, and Barbara Wolfe). Journal of Family Issues. 2021 Jan.

[123] “Health Policy and Genetic Endowments: Understanding Sources of Response to Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws” (with Qiongshi Lu). Health Economics. 2021 Jan; 30(1): 194-203.

[122] “Where and When: Sharpening the Lens on Geographic Disparities in Mortality” (with Wei Xu, Alberto Palloni, and Michal Engelman). Social Science & Medicine–Population Health. 2020 Dec; 12.

[121] “Undue Burden Beyond Texas: An Analysis of Abortion Clinic Closures, Births, And Abortions in Wisconsin” (with Joanna Venator). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2020 Nov; 40(3): 774-813.
–NBER

[120] “Childhood Origins of Intergenerational Health Mobility in the United States” (with Katie Jajtner). Health Affairs. 2020 Oct; 39(10).

[119] “Assessment of Changes in Place of Death of Older Adults Who Died from Dementia in the United States, 2000-2014: A Time-series Cross-sectional Analysis” (with Wei Xu and Changshan Wu). BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun; 20: 765.

[118] “Separating Measured Genetic and Environmental Effects: Evidence Linking Parental Genotype and Adopted Child Outcomes” (with Ben Domingue). Behavior Genetics. 2020 April.
–BioRxiv

[117] *“The Consequences of Friendships: Evidence on the Effect of Social Relationships in School on Academic Achievement” (with Stephen Ross and Yuxiu Zhang). Journal of Urban Economics. 2020 Mar; 116(C).

[116] “Assessing the Importance of Childhood Context in the Development of Hope and Optimism.” Journal of Happiness Studies. 2019 Oct.

[115] *“Peer Effects of Obesity on Child Body Composition” (with Kiersten Strombotne and Mark Schlesinger). Economics and Human Biology. 2019 Aug; 34: 49-57.

[114] “The Role of Social Influence and Network Churn in Beliefs About Electronic Medical Record Technology” (with Christina Yuan, Ingrid Nembhard, and Jerry Kane). Journal of Social Structure. 2019 Aug; 20(3): 29-49.

[113] “Estimating Causal Effects of Alcohol Access and Use on a Broad Set of Risky Behaviors: Regression Discontinuity Evidence.” Contemporary Economic Policy. 2019 Jul; 37(3): 427-448.
–IZA Discussion Paper

[112] “Intergenerational Mobility in Education: Variation in Geography and Time” (with Joel Han). Journal of Human Capital. 2019; 13(4): 585-634.
–NBER

[111] “Multigenerational Effects of Early-Life Health Shocks” (with Angela Forgues and Justin Cook). Demography. 2019 July; 56: 1855-1874.

[110] “Out of Snyc, Out of Society: Political Beliefs and Social Networks” (with Won-tak Joo). Special Issue of Network Science. 2020 March; 1-24.

[109] *“Caesarean Section and Children’s Health: A Quasi-experimental Design” (with Jessica Polos). Population Studies. 2019; 73(3): 353-368.

[108] “Examining the Long-term Mortality Effects of Early Health Shocks.” Applied Economic Letters. 2019; 26(11): 902-908.
–SSRN

[107] “Environmental Bottlenecks on Children’s Genetic Potential for Adult Socioeconomic Attainments: Evidence from a Health Shock.” Population Studies. 2019; 73(1): 139-148.
–IZA Discussion Paper

[106] “Assessing Cumulative Neighborhood Effects on Adult Health” (with Daniel Jung). PLOS One. 2019 Apr; 14(4).

[105] “Genome-wide Association Study Reveals Sex-specific Genetic Architecture of Facial Attractiveness” (with Bowen Hu, Ning Shen, James Li, Hyunseung Kang, Jinkuk Hong, Jan Greenberg, Marsha Mailick, and Qiongshi Lu). PLOS Genetics. 2019 Apr; 15(4).
–BioRxiv
–Perspective

[104] *“The Effect of Sibship Size on Non-cognitive Skills: Evidence from Natural Experiments” (with Jinho Kim). Labour Economics. 2019 Jan; 56: 36-43.

[103] “New Evidence on the Impacts of Early Exposure to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on Old-age Mortality.” Biodemography and Social Biology. 2018 Dec; 64(2): 123-126.
–IZA Discussion Paper

[102] “Spousal Concordance in Telomere Length: New Evidence from Older Adults in the US.” PLOS One. 2018 Nov; 13(11).
–BioRxiv

[101] “The Effects of In Utero Exposure to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on Family Formation” Economics and Human Biology. 2018 Sep; 30: 59-68.
–SocArXiv

[100] “­High School Genetic Diversity and Later-life Student Outcomes: Micro-level Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study” (with Justin Cook). Journal of Economic Growth. 2018 Aug; 23(3): 307-339.
–NBER

[99] “Economics and Genomics.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. 2018 Aug [online].

[98] “Genetic Discoveries for Educational Attainment and Social Class Mobility: Analysis in Five Longitudinal Studies” (with many authors). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018 Jul; 115(31): E7275-E7284.

[97] “Learning Hope and Optimism: Classmate Experiences and Adolescent Development” (with Jinho Kim). Applied Economic Letters. 2018 Jun; 26(5): 409-412.
–IZA Discussion Paper

[96] “Estimating the Effects of Friends on Health Behaviors of Adolescents” (with Stephen Ross). Health Economics. 2018 June; 27(10): 1450-1483.
–NBER

[95] “The Relationship Between the School Breakfast Program and Food Insecurity” (with David Frisvold). Journal of Consumer Affairs. 2017; 51(3): 481-500.
**Best Paper in JCA, awarded May 2018
–APPAM Version

[94] “Crushing Hope: Short Term Responses to Tragedy Vary by Hopefulness.” Social Science and Medicine. 2018 Mar; 201: 59-62.
–IZA Discussion Paper

[93] “The Social Genome of Friends and Schoolmates in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health” (with Ben Domingue, Dan Belsky, Dalton Conley, Jason Boardman, and Kathleen Harris). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018 Jan; 115 (4): 702-707.
–BioRxiv
–Time, Nature Human Behavior, Nautilus, Stanford Daily

[92] *“The Influence of Classmates on Adolescent Criminal Activities in the United States” (with Jinho Kim). Deviant Behavior. 2018; 39:3: 275-292.

[91] “Dynamic Effects of Sibling Death on Children’s Outcomes” (with Marian Vidal-Fernandez, and Barbara Wolfe). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2017 Dec; 115(1): 115-120.

[90] “Tobacco Control, Medicaid Coverage, and the Demand for Smoking Cessation Drugs” (with Michael Richards, Joachim Marti, Catherine MacLean, and Don Kenkel). American Journal of Health Economics. 2017; 3(4): 528-549.

[89] “Gender-specific Pathways of Peer Influence on Adolescent Suicidal Behaviors.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 2017 Sept; 3.
–PAA Version

[88] *“Causal Spousal Health Spillover Effects and Implications for Program Evaluation” (with Ryne Marksteiner). American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 2017 Nov; 9(4): 144-166.

[87] “Origins of adulthood personality: The role of adverse childhood experiences” (with Stefanie Schurer). The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 2017 March; 17(2).
–Working Paper

[86] “How Different Forms of Health Matter to Political Participation: The Roles of Cognitive, Physical, and General Health” (with Barry Burden, Pam Herd, Bradley Jones, and Don Moynihan). Journal of Politics. 2017 Jan; 79(1): 166-178.
–Winner, APLS Best Professional Paper Award

[85] “The Importance of Family Income in the Formation and Evolution of Non-cognitive Skills in Childhood” (with Barbara Wolfe). Economics of Education Review. 2016 Oct; 54: 143-154.
–NBER
–NPR

[84] “Assortative Mating and Differential Fertility by Phenotype and Genotype Across the 20^th Century” (with Dalton Conley, Thomas Laidley, Daniel Belsky, Jason Boardman, and Ben Domingue). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016 May; 113(24): 6647-6652.

[83] “Peer Effects in Teenage Fertility: Social Transmission Mechanisms and Policy Recommendations” (with Olga Yakusheva). American Journal of Health Economics. 2016 May; 2(3): 300-317.

[82] *“The Effects of Teenage Childbearing on Adult Soft Skills Development” (with Norma Padron). Journal of Population Economics. 2016 March; 29(3): 883-910.

[81] *“The Effects of Changes in Kindergarten Entry Age Policies on Educational Achievement” (with Taehoon Kim). Economics of Education Review. 2016 Feb; 50: 45-62.

[80] “Cohort Effects in the Genetic Influence on Smoking” (with Jason Boardman, Dalton Conley, and Ben Domingue). Behavior Genetics. 2015 July; 46(1): 31-42.

[79] *“Neighborhood Factors During Adolescence: Modest Effects On Cardiovascular Risk, Small Impact On Obesity and Depression” (with Mike McLaughlin). Health Affairs. 2015 Sep; 34(9): 1472-1479.
–UW Press Release

[78] “Social Interaction and College Enrollment: a Combined School Fixed Effects/Instrumental Variables Approach.” Social Science Research. 2015 Jul; 52: 494-507.

[77] “Non-linear Effects of Soda Taxes on Consumption and Weight Outcomes” (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft). Health Economics. 2015 May; 24(5): 566-582.
–WPR, UW Press Release, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Consumer Reports

[76] *“Understanding Heterogeneity in the Effects of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes” (with Justin Cook). Journal of Health Economics. 2015 May; 41: 107-116.

[75] “Incorporating Health Into Studies of Political Behavior: Evidence for Turnout and Partisanship” (with Julianna Pacheco). Political Research Quarterly. 2015 Mar; 68(1): 104-116.

[74] “Learning from Teen Childbearing Experiences of Close Friends: Evidence Using Miscarriages as a Natural Experiment” (with Olga Yakusheva). Review of Economics and Statistics. 2015 Mar; 97(1): 29-43.

[73] “Does Entering Adulthood in a Recession Affect Narcissism? Robust Evidence Is Still Needed.” Psychological Science. 2015 Feb; 26(4): 534-536.

[72] *“Can Education Rescue Genetic Liability for Cognitive Decline?” (with Justin Cook). Social Science & Medicine. 2015 Feb; 127: 159-170.

[71] “New Evidence of the Effects of Education on Health in the US: Compulsory Schooling Laws Revisited.” Social Science & Medicine. 2015 Feb; 127: 101-107.

[70] “Late Life Transitions and Social Networks: The Case of Retirement.” Economics Letters. 2014 Dec; 125(3): 459-462.

[69] “The Effect of Smoking Cessation on Weight Gain: New Evidence Using Workplace Smoking Bans.” Forum for Health Economics and Policy. 2014 Nov; 17(2): 105-129.

[68] “Medical Adaptation to Academic Pressure: Schooling, Stimulant Use, and Socioeconomic Status” (with Marissa King and Jen Jennings). American Sociological Review. 2014 Oct; 79(6): 1039-1066.
–Winner, Sociology of Education James Coleman Award for Outstanding Article
–USA Today, Huffington Post

[67] “Do High School Peers Have Persistent Effects on College Attainment and Other Life Outcomes?” (with Robert Bifulco, Sun Jung Oh, and Stephen Ross). Labour Economics. 2014 Aug; 29: 83-90.
– NBER

[66] *“Religion and Risky Health Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents and Adults” (with Sanjeev Kumar). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2014 Aug; 104: 123-140.
–NBER

[65] “The Interplay between Gender, Race and Weight Status: Self Perceptions and Social Consequences.” Economics and Human Biology. 2014 Jul; 14: 79-91.

[64] “Enhancing the Gene-environment Interaction Framework Through A Quasi-experimental Research Design: Evidence From Differential Responses to September 11th.” Biodemography and Social Biology. 2014; 60(1): 1-20.
–Wisconsin State Journal, Medical XPress

[63] “The Long Run Health Returns to College Quality” (with David Frisvold). Review of Economics of the Household. 2014; 12: 295-325.

[62] “Genetic and Educational Assortative Mating Among US Adults” (with Ben Domingue, Dalton Conley, and Jason Boardman). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014 May; 111(22): 7996-8000.

[61] “Friends or Family? Revisiting the Effects of High School Popularity on Adult Earnings.”
Applied Economics. 2014 April; 46(20): 2408-2417.
–NBER
–WSJ, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, the Atlantic, Business Insider

[60] “Increasing Our Understanding of the Health-income Gradient in Children” (with Barbara Wolfe). Health Economics. 2014 Apr; 23(4): 473-486.
–NBER

[59] *“Interactive Effects of in Utero Nutrition and Genetic Inheritance on Cognition: New Evidence Using Sibling Comparisons” (with Justin Cook). Economics and Human Biology. 2014 Mar; 13: 144-154.

[58] “The Effects of Childhood ADHD on Adult Labor Market Outcomes.” Health Economics. 2014 Feb; 23(2): 159-181.
–Winner of the 2013-2014 prize for the Best Research in Health & Society at UW–Madison
–NBER
–The Atlantic, Freakonomics, CBS

[57] “Tracing the Effects of Guaranteed Admission through the College Process: Evidence from a Policy Discontinuity in the Texas 10% Plan” (with Adi Mayer). Contemporary Economic Policy. 2014 Jan; 32(1): 169-186.
–NBER
–Diverse

[56] “Social Interactions and College Enrollment: Evidence from National Education Longitudinal Study.” Contemporary Economic Policy. 2013 Oct; 31(4): 762-778.

[55] “A Simple Tool to Identify Patients at Increased Risk of Re-hospitalization” (with Olga Yakusheva, Leora Horwitz, Heather Sipsma, and Betsy Bradley). Medical Care. 2013 Sep; 51(9): 761-766.

[54] “The Challenge of Causal Inference in Gene-environment Interaction Research: Leveraging Research Designs from the Social Sciences” (with Dalton Conley). American Journal of Public Health. 2013 Sept; 103: S42-45.

[53] “Adolescent Depression and Labor Market Outcomes.” Southern Economic Journal. 2013 Jul; 80(1): 26-49.
–NBER
–The Atlantic

[52] “Long-term Effects of Stress on Partner Weight Characteristics” (with Nathan Tefft). PLOS ONE. 2013 June; 8(6): e66353

[51] “A Sibling Death in the Family: Common and Consequential” (with Marsha Seltzer, Jieun Song, and Barbara Wolfe). Demography. 2012 Oct; 50(3): 803-826.

[50] “The Effects of Personality Traits on Adult Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Siblings.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2013 May; 89: 122-135.e
–IZA Discussion Paper
–Marginal Revolution

[49] “Why Have Tobacco Control Policies Stalled? Using Genetic Moderation to Examine Policy Impacts.” PLOS ONE. 2012 Dec; 7(12): e50576.
–Yale Press Release, RWJF, US News & World Report, NY Times, Mother Jones, The Guardian

[48] “How Social and Genetic Factors Predict Friendship Networks” (with Ben Domingue and Jason Boardman). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2012 Oct; 109 (43): 17377-17381.
–Yale Press Release
–Smithsonian, Yale Daily News, RWJF Blog

[47] “The Effects of First Occupation on Long Term Health Status: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.” Journal of Labor Research. 2012 March; 33(1): 49-75.
–SSRN

[46] “Similarity in Peer College Preferences: New Evidence from Texas.” Social Science Research. 2012 Mar; 41(2): 321-330.
–SSRN

[45] *“Diabetes’ ‘Health Shock’ To Schooling and Earnings: Increased Dropout Rates and Lower Wages and Employment In Young Adults” (with Michael Richards). Health Affairs. 2012 Jan; 31(1): 27-34.
–NY Times, NPR, Kaiser, Yale Press Release, LA Times
–Letter to the Editor, Response

[44] “Understanding Heterogeneity in Price Elasticities in the Demand for Alcohol for Older Individuals” (with Padmaja Ayyagari, Partha Deb, Bill Gallo, and Jody Sindelar). Health Economics. 2011 Dec; 22(1): 89-105.
–NBER
–The Economist

[43] “College Selectivity and Young Adult Health Behaviors” (with David Frisvold). Economics of Education Review. 2011 Oct; 30(5): 826-837.
–SSRN
–The Chronicle of Higher Education

[42] “The Effects of Teenage Childbearing on the Short- and Long-term Health Behaviors of Mothers.” Journal of Population Economics. Aug 2011; 25(1): 201-218.
–SSRN

[41] “Social Identity as a Determinant of College Enrollment.” Rationality and Society. 2011 Aug; 23(3): 267-303.

[40] “Genetic Lotteries within Families” (with Steven Lehrer). Journal of Health Economics. 2011 Jul; 30(4), 647-659.
–NBER
–Big Think

[39] “The Medium Term Schooling and Health Effects of Low Birth Weight: Evidence from Siblings.” Economics of Education Review. 2011 June; 30(3): 517-527.
–SSRN

[38] “A Genetic Instrumental Variables Analysis of the Effects of Prenatal Smoking on Birth Weight: Evidence from Two Samples” (with George Wehby, Steven Lehrer, Lina Moreno, Jeffrey Murray, Allen Wilcox, and Rolv Lie). Biodemography and Social Biology. 2011 May; 57(1): 3-32.

[37] “Peer Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Consumption: Evidence Using an Instrumental Variables/Fixed Effect Approach.” Journal of Population Economics. 2011 April; 25(4): 1265-1286.
–SSRN

[36] “Long-term Effects of Health Investments and Parental Favoritism: The Case of Breastfeeding.” Health Economics. 2011 March; 20(11): 1349-1361.
–SSRN

[35] “The Effect of Job Loss on Overweight and Drinking” (with Partha Deb, Bill Gallo, Padmaja Ayyagari, and Jody Sindelar). Journal of Health Economics. 2011 March; 30(2): 317-327.
–NBER

[34] “Cumulative Effects of Job Characteristics on Health” (with Jody Sindelar and Shintaro Yamaguchi). Health Economics. 2011 March; 20(5): 553-570.
–NBER
–SSRN

[33] “The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Post-secondary Outcomes: Evidence from the Add Health” (with Robert Bifulco and Stephen Ross). American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 2011 Feb; 3(1): 25-53.
–SSRN

[33] “The Effects of Family Stressors on Substance Use Initiation in Adolescence” (with Jody Sindelar). Review of Economics of the Household. 2011 Jan; 10(1): 99-114.
–SSRN

[31] “The Effects of Soft Drink Taxes on Child and Adolescent Consumption and Weight Outcomes” (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft). Journal of Public Economics. 2010 Dec; 94(11-12): 967-974.
–SSRN
–Time, Daily Beast, Chattanooga Times

[30] “The Effects of Teenage Fatherhood on Early Outcomes” (with Barbara Wolfe). Economic Inquiry. 2010 June; 50(1): 182-201.
–SSRN
–Wiley Press Release, Yale Daily News, Yale Press Release

[29] *“Long Term Effects of Childhood Asthma on Adult Health” (with Jeremy Green and Matthew Neidell). Journal of Health Economics. 2010 May; 29(3): 377-387.
–Yale Press Release

[28] “Taxing Soft Drinks and Restricting Access to Vending Machines to Curb Child Obesity” (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft). Health Affairs. 2010 May; 29(5): 1059-1066.
–Yale Press Release

[27] “Can Soft Drink Taxes Reduce Population Weight?” (with David Frisvold and Nathan Tefft).
Contemporary Economic Policy. 2010 Jan; 28(1): 23-35.
–Forbes, MSN, US News & World Reports, Yale Daily News

[26] “Race and Ethnic Differences in College Achievement: Does High School Attended Matter?” (with Marta Tienda). The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2010 Jan; 627: 144-166.

[25] “The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Health in Young Adulthood in the United States.” Social Science and Medicine. 2010 Jan; 70(1): 130-135.
–Yale Press Release

[24] “High School Classmates and College Success” (with Marta Tienda). Sociology of Education. 2009 Oct; 82(4): 287-314.

[23] “Adolescent Depression and Educational Attainment: Results Using Sibling Fixed Effects.” Health Economics. 2009 Jul; 19(7): 855-871.
–SSRN

[22] “Spillover Effects of Inclusion of Classmates with Emotional Problems on Test Scores in Early Elementary School.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2009 Jun; 29(1): 69-83.
–SSRN

[21] “Beauty vs. Brains: Early Labor Market Outcomes of High School Graduates.” Economics Letters. 2009; 105(3): 321-325.
–Daily Mail (UK)

[20] “Is Identification with School the Key Component in the ‘Black Box’ of Education Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment.” Economics of Education Review. 2009; 28(6): 662-671.

[19] “Assessing the Effect of Increasing Housing Costs on Food Insecurity” (with Susan Busch and Tatiana Andreyeva). Journal of Children and Poverty. 2009; 15(2): 79-93.
–SSRN

[18] “The Effects of Adolescent Health on Educational Outcomes: Causal Evidence using ‘Genetic Lotteries’ between Siblings” (with Steven Lehrer). Forum for Health Economics & Policy. 2009; 12(2).
–2009 Victor F. Fuchs Research Award in Health Economics
–CLSRN Working Paper

[17] “Long-term Consequences of Childhood ADHD on Criminal Activities” (with Barbara Wolfe). Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 2009; 12(3): 119-138.
–SSRN
–New Haven Register, Yale Daily News
Reprinted in: “Neuroscience and Criminal Law” (L. Padmavathi, editor). Icfai University Press, 2010.
–My thoughts on a related study in the NY Times

[16] “Higher Education and Health Investment: Does More Schooling Affect Preventive Health Care Use?” (with David Frisvold). Journal of Human Capital. 2009 Summer; 3(2): 144-176.

[15] “The Effects of Inclusion on Classmates of Students with Special Needs: The Case of Serious Emotional Problems.” Education Finance and Policy. 2009 Summer; 4(3): 278-299.
–SSRN

[14] “Social Interactions and Smoking: Evidence Using Multiple Student Cohorts, Instrumental Variables, and School Fixed Effects.” Health Economics. 2009 Apr; 19(4): 466-484.
–SSRN

[13] “Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects” (with Barbara Wolfe). Journal of Human Resources. 2009 Spring; 44(2): 303-325.
–SSRN

[12] “Childhood Mistreatment and Adolescent and Young Adult Depression.” Social Science and Medicine. 2009; 68(5): 799-806.

[11] “All in the Family: Mental Health Spillover Effects Between Working Spouses.” The BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. 2009; 9(1): article 3.
–SSRN

[10] “The Impact of Occupation on Self-rated Health: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey” (with Ralitza Gueorguieva, Jody Sindelar, Tracy Falba, Patricia Keenan, Ran Wu, and William Gallo). Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2009 Jan; 64B(1): 118-124.
–NBER

[9] “Detecting Implausible Social Network Effects in Acne, Height, and Headaches: Longitudinal Analysis” (with Ethan Cohen-Cole). British Medical Journal. 2008; 337: a2533.
–SSRN
–NY Times, Boston Globe, Science, Freakonomics, NY Times Magazine, Slate

[8] “Adolescent Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Educational Attainment.” Health Economics. 2008 Nov; 17(11): 1215-1235. (Lead Article)
–SSRN

[7] “Is Obesity Contagious? Social Networks vs. Environmental Factors in the Obesity Epidemic” (with Ethan Cohen-Cole). Journal of Health Economics. 2008; 27(5): 1382-1387.
–SSRN
–Chattanooga Times
–SSRN: Our response to Fowler and Christakis
–Russell Lyons’ paper (April 2010)

[6] “Child Mental Health and Human Capital Accumulation: the Case of ADHD Revisited” (with Barbara Wolfe). Journal of Health Economics. 2008; 27(3): 794-800.
–NBER
–SSRN

[5] “What Factors Influence the Structure of the State Income Tax?” (with Matthew Murray). Public Finance Review. 2008; 36(4): 475-496.

[4] “Social Multipliers in Sexual Initiation Decisions among U.S. High School Students.” Demography. 2007 May; 44(2): 373-388.

[3] “Competition over the Tax Base in the State Sales Tax” (with Matthew Murray). Public Finance Review. 2006 May; 34(3): 258-281.

[2] “Social Interactions in Adolescent Television Viewing.” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2006 Apr; 160(4): 383-386.

[1] “Is There A ‘Singles Tax’? The Relative Income Tax Treatment of Single Households” (with James Alm and Leslie Whittington). Public Budgeting and Finance. 2002 Summer; 22: 69-86.