Research
Publications
Narrowing the Gender Wage Gap Among Computer Science Professionals: What Differentiates the Earnings of Asian and White Workers?
with Sharon Sassler. (2026). RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 12(3), 98–123.
Working Papers
It Was Already Dobbs: Abortion Bans and Maternal Health
Clinicians warned that abortion bans enabled by Dobbs would harm maternal health, but ban states had restricted abortion for over a decade, which may limit the marginal effect of a full ban. Using insurance claims covering nearly 1 million pregnancies and a stacked difference-in-differences design, I find that, on average, the bans caused minimal change in maternal health or care. Fertility rose modestly and the pregnant population’s health changed little. Results imply that restoring the federal right to abortion alone may not meaningfully change maternal health in these states.
Scheduled Presentation: SEA 2026
First Do No Harm: The Labor Market Consequences of a Physician Disciplinary Record
with Colleen Carey and Amanda Agan
Using a novel dataset of 70,000 state medical board disciplinary actions across more than 40 states (2008–2022), we provide the first evidence on how State Medical Board discipline affects subsequent physician careers. Most disciplined physicians continue practicing—often in a new state and supplying fewer claims—evidence that can inform the optimal design of state oversight and disciplinary actions.
Presented at APPAM 2025 Presented at SOLE 2026 Presented at ASHE 2026 Scheduled Presentation: SEA 2026
Born After Dobbs: Abortion Bans, Prenatal Diagnosis, and the Prevalence of Congenital Conditions
Abortion bans may change which pregnancies continue after a serious prenatal diagnosis. I test whether bans raised the prevalence at birth of conditions usually detected during pregnancy, such as Down syndrome, relative to conditions that cannot be detected before birth, and follow affected infants through their first year of care.
Hard to Concentrate: Prenatal Air Pollution and Childhood ADHD
Using medical claims for millions of children and Clean Air Act nonattainment designations that required states to reduce fine particulate pollution, I study whether exposure before birth raises the probability of an ADHD diagnosis later in childhood. Preliminary evidence shows that higher county air pollution is associated with more visits for ADHD, anxiety, and depression among children in the same year.
Inequality Within the Family or Within Professions? The Role of Assortative Mating in Shaping the Gender Wage Gap Among “Power Couples”
with Sharon Sassler
Presented at PAA 2026