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Primary Office
- W374 Pappajohn Business Building (PBB)
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Positions
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Associate Professor of Economics
Tippie College of Business
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Senior Research Fellow, Public Policy Center
University of Iowa
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Research Associate
National Bureau of Economic Research
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Director of Graduate Studies, Economics
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Director, Social and Education Policy Research Program, Public Policy Center
University of Iowa
Education
- PhD in Economics, Vanderbilt University, 2006
- BS in Mathematical Economics, Wake Forest University, 1998
Areas of Interest
- Economics of Education
- Health Economics
- Labor Economics
- Public Economics
Selected Publications
- , , & (2019). The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children. Journal of Health Economics 67 (102225) 1-16.
- (2015). Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. Journal of Public Economics 124 91-104.
- , & (2013). The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children. Journal of Health Economics 32 (4) 743-755.
- & (2011). Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?. Journal of Human Resources 46 (2) 373-402.
- & (2011). School Quality and the Education-Health Relationship: Evidence from Blacks in Segregated Schools. Journal of Health Economics 30 (6) 1232-1245.
- , & (2010). The Effects of Soft Drink Taxes on Child and Adolescent Consumption and Weight Outcomes. Journal of Public Economics 94 (11-12) 967-974.