| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| Three essays on evaluating effectiveness of workplace wellness programs |
2018 |
1007 |
Workplace wellness programs (WWPs) target enhancing employees’ physical and mental well-being and provide potential health and economic benefits to workplaces. Workplaces have increasingly been adopting WWPs due to these perceived benefits. National ... |
| The effects of pricing policies and excise taxes on alcohol consumption |
2024 |
31 |
To address the critical need for understanding the efficacy of pricing policies in reducing excessive drinking, this dissertation examines beverage-specific price elasticities and the pass- through rates of alcohol excise taxes. Using a Poisson Pseud... |
| Identity economics and malleable characteristics among adolescents: a study of family and peer effects for schooling attitudes and performance |
2018 |
559 |
I draw from the identity economics, skill development, network theory, and peer effects literature to advance new research questions around educational attainment. Theoretically, I explore the role of competition between own tastes and social group i... |
| Adolescent depression and adult labor market outcomes |
2022 |
232 |
The prevalence of adolescent depression has more than doubled in the past ten years. Youth with depression do worse in the labor market as adults, but it is unclear whether adolescent depression plays a causal role in determining labor market outcome... |
| Health and Alcohol Consumption Prevalence During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
2022 |
117 |
The aim of this research is to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differences and alcohol consumption changes within subpopulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study consisted of a primary survey of U.S. adults administered in thr... |