Faculty & Research Published Research Research Education Social Psychology Health Policy Social Entrepreneurship Environmental Policy Ethics Leadership Racial Justice and Equity National Security Political Science Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics International and Global Affairs Democracy Social Equity International Development Research and Commentary (-) Economics Facet Area of Focus - Research Christopher J. Ruhm Adam Leive Edgar O. Olsen David Leblang Molly Lipscomb Bala Mulloth Charles Holt Christine Mahoney Eileen Chou John Pepper Leora Friedberg Raymond C. Scheppach Sebastian Tello-Trillo Facet People - Research Facet UVA Partner - Research Published Research Economics The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States Authors: John Pepper, Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider Food insecurity is experienced by millions of Americans and has increased dramatically in recent years. Due to its prevalence and many demonstrated negative health consequences, food insecurity is one of the most important nutrition-related public health issues in the U.S. Learn more Published Research Economics The Economics of Risky Behaviors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Cawley J., Thomas G. McGuire, Mark V. Pauly, Pedro Pita Barros (eds.) Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. Learn more Published Research Economics When a Nudge Isn't Enough: Defaults and Saving Among Low-Income Tax Filers Authors: Erin Bronchetti, David Huffman, Ellen Magenheim Recent evidence suggests that the default options implicit in economic choices (e.g., 401(k) savings by white-collar workers) have extraordinarily large effects on decision-making. This study presents a field experiment that evaluates the effect of defaults on savings among a highly policy-relevant population: low-income tax filers. Learn more Published Research Economics Familiarity Breeds Investment: Diaspora Networks and International Investment Authors: David Leblang What explains cross-national patterns of international portfolio and foreign direct investment (FDI)? While existing explanations focus on the credibility of a policy maker’s commitment, we emphasize the role of diaspora networks. Learn more Published Research Economics The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Regimes in Transition Economies Authors: David Leblang, Jeffry Frieden, Neven Valev Learn more Published Research Economics Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information Authors: Leora Friedberg, Steven Stern In answers to unique questions from the National Survey of Families and Households, spouses reveal information about the value of their options outside of marriage as well as their beliefs about the value of their spouses’ outside options. We use this data to demonstrate several features of household bargaining. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3
Published Research Economics The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States Authors: John Pepper, Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider Food insecurity is experienced by millions of Americans and has increased dramatically in recent years. Due to its prevalence and many demonstrated negative health consequences, food insecurity is one of the most important nutrition-related public health issues in the U.S. Learn more
Published Research Economics The Economics of Risky Behaviors Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm, Cawley J., Thomas G. McGuire, Mark V. Pauly, Pedro Pita Barros (eds.) Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. Learn more
Published Research Economics When a Nudge Isn't Enough: Defaults and Saving Among Low-Income Tax Filers Authors: Erin Bronchetti, David Huffman, Ellen Magenheim Recent evidence suggests that the default options implicit in economic choices (e.g., 401(k) savings by white-collar workers) have extraordinarily large effects on decision-making. This study presents a field experiment that evaluates the effect of defaults on savings among a highly policy-relevant population: low-income tax filers. Learn more
Published Research Economics Familiarity Breeds Investment: Diaspora Networks and International Investment Authors: David Leblang What explains cross-national patterns of international portfolio and foreign direct investment (FDI)? While existing explanations focus on the credibility of a policy maker’s commitment, we emphasize the role of diaspora networks. Learn more
Published Research Economics The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Regimes in Transition Economies Authors: David Leblang, Jeffry Frieden, Neven Valev Learn more
Published Research Economics Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information Authors: Leora Friedberg, Steven Stern In answers to unique questions from the National Survey of Families and Households, spouses reveal information about the value of their options outside of marriage as well as their beliefs about the value of their spouses’ outside options. We use this data to demonstrate several features of household bargaining. Learn more