Working Papers from 2021
Intended and Unintended Effects of E-cigarette Taxes on Youth Tobacco Use, Rahi Abouk, Charles J. Courtemanche, Dhaval Dave, Bo Feng, Abigail S. Friedman, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Michael F. Pesko, Joseph J. Sabia, and Samuel Safford
Targeting Intensive Job Assistance to Ex-Offenders by the Nature of Offense: Results from a Randomized Control Trial, Christopher R. Bollinger and Aaron Yelowitz
School Reopenings, Mobility, and COVID-19 Spread: Evidence from Texas, Charles J. Courtemanche, Anh Le, Aaron Yelowitz, and Ron Zimmer
How Does Occupational Licensing Affect Entry into the Medical Field? An Examination of EMTs, Aaron Yelowitz and Samuel J. Ingram
Working Papers from 2020
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19: Evidence from Six Large Cities, Joseph Benitez, Charles J. Courtemanche, and Aaron Yelowitz
Some Regional Economic Perspectives on Covid-19 Impacts, Paul A. Coomes
The Effects of E-Cigarette Taxes on E-Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Product Sales: Evidence from Retail Panel Data, Chad Cotti, Charles J. Courtemanche, Joanna Catherine Maclean, Erik Nesson, Michael F. Pesko, and Nathan Tefft
Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare, Charles J. Courtemanche, David Frisvold, David Jimenez-Gomez, Mariétou H. Ouayogodé, and Michael Price
Did Social-Distancing Measures in Kentucky Help to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve?, Charles J. Courtemanche, Joseph Garuccio, Anh Le, Joshua C. Pinkston, and Aaron Yelowitz
Time Spent Exercising and Obesity: An Application of Lewbel’s Instrumental Variables Method, Charles J. Courtemanche, Joshua C. Pinkston, and Jay Stewart
Federal Student Loan Servicing Accountability and Incentives in Contracts, Rajeev Darolia and Andrew Sullivan
Has Anheuser-Busch Let the Steam Out of Craft Beer? The Economics of Acquiring Craft Brewers, Kenneth G. Elzinga and Alexander J. McGlothlin
Facts and Trends Regarding Performance and Funding of K-12 in Kentucky, John Garen
Some Basics of Capitalism and Socialism and Implications for Human Liberty, Morality, and Fairness, John Garen
Did COVID-19 Change Life Insurance Offerings?, Timothy F. Harris, Aaron Yelowitz, and Charles J. Courtemanche
Measuring the Spread of COVID-19 in Kentucky: Do We Have the Right Data?, Kenneth R. Troske and Paul A. Coomes
Working Papers from 2019
Ambulance Service Ownership and Management: How It Affects Quality of Service Delivery for Medicare Patients, Sookti Chaudhary, Kenneth R. Troske, SuZanne Troske, and Alison Davis
The Federal-Private Wage Differential: How Has It Evolved?, Sun-ki Choi and John Garen
Investment in Human Capital and Labor Mobility: Evidence from a Shock to Property Rights, Christopher P. Clifford and William C. Gerken
Medicaid Coverage across the Income Distribution under the Affordable Care Act, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, and Aaron Yelowitz
Can Credit Rating Agencies Affect Election Outcomes?, Igor Cunha, Miguel A. Ferreira, and Rui C. Silva
Social Security and Medicare Spending Growth: Is It Just More Seniors or More Per Senior?, John Garen
Can Mergers and Acquisitions Internalize Positive Externalities in Funding Innovation?, Leo Li and Mark Liu
The Effects of Traditional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Taxes on Adult Tobacco Product Use, Michael F. Pesko, Charles J. Courtemanche, and Joanna Catherine Maclean
