Working Papers
Working Papers
Working papers (with drafts) and works in progress (without drafts) are below.
The Impact of Medicare's Introduction on Life Expectancy
with Adriana Lleras-Muney, Joe Price, and Dahai Yue
link | pre-analysis plan (embargoed)
What Have We Learned From Randomized Controlled Trials of Guaranteed Income?
with Eva Vivalt, Sarah Miller, Elizabeth Rhodes, and Alexander Bartik
Submitted to the Journal of Economic Literature, January 2026.
How Do Low-Income Households Respond to Basic Income? Experimental Evidence from Minneapolis
with Vanessa Palmer
link | pre-analysis plan | study materials | December 2024.
When Did the Rich Begin to Live Longer than the Poor? Income Gradients in Life Expectancy, 1900-1950
with Adriana Lleras-Muney, Joe Price, Dahai Yue, and Carson Zhang
The Role Of Bureaucracies In Welfare Programs: Evidence From Flows Data
with Honey Batra
Who Benefits from Federal Welfare Spending? Evidence from the Introduction of Progressive Cost Sharing
with Matt Pesner
The Introduction of Disability Welfare Benefits and the Size of the Safety Net
with Dan Fetter and Lucie Schmidt