Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Driving Under the Influence of Allergies: The Effect of Seasonal Pollen on Traffic Fatalities
In this study, Associate Professor of Economics Monica Deza and her co-author find evidence that a prevalent and transitory exogenous health-shock, namely pollen allergies, increases traffic fatalities. Published in the Journal of Health Economics.
See related: Infrastructure, United States, Urban Issues
Getting the Right Tail Right: Modeling Tails of Health Expenditure Distributions
“Getting the Right Tail Right: Modeling Tails of Health Expenditure Distributions,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Yulong Wang, was published in the Journal of Health Economics.
See related: Research Methods
Hamersma's assessment of the effects of parental Medicaid expansions published in JHE
Hamersma study on parental Medicaid expansions and job mobility published in JHE