Research

My research interests include Health, Labor economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Population Economics.


Working Papers

Health Economics

Ø The Effects of Insurer’s Hospital Choice Restrictions on the Demand of Medical Care Services

Labor Economics

Ø Determinants of Cross-State Variation in Social Security Disability Rates with Paul Carrillo, Bruce Dembling, and Steven Stern

Population Economics

Ø The Effect of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage on Children's Academic Performance

Ø Does Marriage Strengthen Family Ties? The Analysis of the Effect of Parental Marriage on Out-Of-Wedlock Children’s Home Environment and Academic Success

Ø Has Divorce Become Easier on Children? The Analysis of the Effect of Aggregate Divorce Rates on Children in Various Family Types

Ø The Effects of Parents’ Marital Status on Home Environment Quality of Children: The Impact of Bargaining Power in Marriage

Ø The Determinants of Inter-Racial Marriage among Asian Americans with Peter Lance

Aging Economics, Japanese Economy

Ø The Effect of Intergenerational Childcare Aid on Multi-Generational Cohabitation Behavior: The Situation in Japan with Davina Ling