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publications
Regulation and Diffusion of Innovation Under Information Spillovers: The Case of New Medical Procedures
Published in , 1900
Work in Progress
BibTeX citation available here. Contact me for a recent draft.
Administrative Burden and Consolidation in Health Care: Evidence from Medicare Contractor Transitions
Published in , 1900
Working Paper
Recent draft available here. BibTeX citation available here. FIOA’d contract transition documents are avaiable here.
Gaming and Effort in Performance Pay
Published in , 1900
with Luca Bertuzzi, Paul Eliason, Ben Heebsh, Ryan McDevitt, and Jimmy Roberts
NBER Working Paper available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Ambulance Taxis: The Impact of Regulation and Litigation on Health Care Fraud
Published in , 1900
with Paul Eliason, Jetson Leder-Luis, Ryan McDevitt, and Jimmy Roberts
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy
NBER Working Paper version available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Early-Life Shocks and Childhood Social Programs: Evidence of Catch-Up in Brazil
Published in , 1900
with Dylan Fitz
Published in Journal of Development Studies, 2023
Published version available here. Accepted version available here. BibTeX citation available here.
A replication package is available here. The replication package relies on data provided by Brazil’s Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate a Fome and publicly available data found here.
COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Among Privately Insured Dialysis Patients
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With Paul Eliason, Ryan McDevitt, Jimmy Roberts, and Heather Wong
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Measuring Clinical Effectiveness in Practice: Evidence from EPO in Dialysis
Published in , 1900
with Paul Eliason, Ben Heebsh, Ryan McDevitt, and Jimmy Roberts
Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Review
Recent draft available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Note that this paper previously circulated as “The Effect of Bundled Payments on Provider Behavior and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry.”
The Impact of Early-Life Shocks on Adult Welfare in Brazil: Questions of Measurement and Timing
Published in , 1900
with Dylan Fitz
Published in Economics & Human Biology, 2020
Published version available here. Working paper version available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Assessment of Health Care Spending Among Privately Insured Patients Initiating Dialysis Care
Published in , 1900
with Paul Eliason, Ryan McDevitt, Jimmy Roberts, and Heather Wong
Published in JAMA Network Open, 2022
Open access article available here. Code used in this analysis available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Variability of Prices Paid for Hemodialysis by Employer-Sponsored Insurance in the US, 2012-2019
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with Paul Eliason, Ryan McDevitt, Jimmy Roberts, and Heather Wong
Published in JAMA Network Open, 2022
Open access article available here. Code used in this analysis available here. BibTeX citation available here.
Rogers’ Diffusion Theory of Innovations Applied to the Adoption of Sugammadex in a Nationwide Sample of Hospitals in the United States
Published in , 1900
with Kathryn Pearson, Michael Kent, Ryan McDevitt, Matthew Fuller, Rong Jiang, Steve Melton, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Tetsu Ohnuma, Raquel Bartz, Julien Cobert, and Karthik Raghunathan
Published in British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Article available here. BibTeX citation available here.
School, Shocks, and Safety Nets: Can Conditional Cash Transfers Protect Human Capital Investments During Rainfall Shocks?
Published in , 1900
with Dylan Fitz
Published in Journal of Development Studies, 2021
Published version available here. Working paper version available here. BibTeX citation available here. A replication package is available here. The replication package relies on data provided by Brazil’s Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate a Fome and publicly available data found here.
talks
2020 Midwest International Economic Development Conference
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In this talk, I presented my research with Dylan Fitz on the potential for a large social program in Brazil to reverse or reinforce existing differences in children’s health capital. More information on the associated research paper can be found here.
2021 American Society of Health Economics Conference
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on physician learning and the administrative structure of Medicare. The conference page can be found here and more information on the paper presented can be found here.
2021 National Bureau of Economic Research Health Economics Program Meeting
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In this talk, I presented joint work on the impact of various strategies the government has employed to combat health care fraud in the form of medically unnecessary ambulance transports. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting
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In this talk, I presented joint work on the cost-effectiveness of a new anesthesia reversal drug called sugammadex.
2022 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
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In this talk, I presented joint work on the impact of various strategies the government has employed to combat health care fraud in the form of medically unnecessary ambulance transports. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Triangle Micro Conference
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on the diffusion of new medical procedures and the impact of Medicare coverage decisions and social learning in driving this diffusion. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Empirical Health Law Conference
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on the diffusion of new medical procedures and the impact of Medicare coverage decisions and social learning in driving this diffusion. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 American Society of Health Economists Annual Meeting
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At this conference, I presented research on multiple different topics, including
- Research on the negotiation process between dialysis providers and private insurers,
- Research on how pricing mechanisms and regulation have been used to combat fraud in the medical device industry, and
- Research on the impact of private Medicare administrators on administrative costs and health care delivery.
2022 American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting
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In this talk, I presented joint work on the impact of various strategies the government has employed to combat health care fraud in the form of medically unnecessary ambulance transports. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Duke/UVA/Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Research Jamboree
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on impact of administrative burdens in the US health care system on spending and concentration. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Carolina Region Empirical Economics Day
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on impact of administrative burdens in the US health care system on spending and concentration. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Cato Junior Academics Health Policy Symposium
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In this talk, I discussed my dissertation research on the the role of administrative burdens in the US health care system. More information on this research can be found here.
2022 Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting
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In this talk, I presented my dissertation research on the diffusion of new medical procedures and the impact of Medicare coverage decisions and social learning in driving this diffusion. More information on this research can be found here.
teaching
Teaching Assistant, Econometrics
Undergraduate Core Course, Department of Economics, Davidson College, 2017
I served as a teaching assistant in fall 2017 to Shyam Gouri-Suresh for the core undergraduate econometrics course at Davidson College.
Teaching Assistant, Microeconomic Analysis I
Economics PhD Core, Department of Economics, Duke University, 2020
I served as a teaching assistant for the first-year core microeconomics sequence for the economics PhD during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Teaching Assistant, Health Care Markets
MBA Elective, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 2024
I served as a teaching assistant in spring 2020 and 2021 to Ryan McDevitt for Health Care Markets, an MBA elective course in which students learn causal inference techniques in the context of the health care industry.
Instructor, Mathematics Preparatory Course
MSQM Prepartory Course, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 2024
I developed content and conducted a brief, real-time session to prepare incoming Masters of Science and Quantitative Management (MSQM) students for the mathematics concepts they would encounter in their studies in Fall 2020. Following positive feedback from students, I developed a more extensive course to be delivered via pre-recorded and professionally-edited content in future years.
Teaching Assistant, MSQM Core Courses
MSQM Core Courses, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 2024
I served as a teaching assistant to Ryan McDevitt for multiple Masters of Science and Quantitative Management (MSQM) courses during the 2020-2021 academic year, including Empirical Analysis for Strategy and Managerial Economics.