Work-in-Progress

Selected Work-in-Progress

Health 

Economics

“Debunking Misconceptions Surrounding Impaired Kidney Function and Lower Back Pain: Substantiating Traditional Chinese Medicine's Efficacy”

With Xuan Wang, Vincent P. Diego, Eron G. Manusov, Marcio Almeida, Antony Harding, Ariaster Chimeli, Xin Li, Zhendong Wang

 

“Assessing Global Fertility Efficiency”

With Levent Kutlu 


“Genetic Variants and Molecular Components Associated with Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease and Depression: Genotype X Environment Interaction in Mexican Americans”

With Vincent P. Diego, Eron G. Manusov, Marcio Almeida, Ana Leandro, Sarah Williams-Blangero, John Blangero

 

“Social determinants of health and the genesis of depression: A genotype-by-environment interaction study in Mexican Americans”

With Vincent P. Diego, Eron G. Manusov, Marcio Almeida, Sandra Laston, David Ortiz, Sarah Williams-Blangero, John Blangero


“A novel model for joint genotype-by-dichotomous environment and genotype-by-continuous-environment interaction”

With Vincent P. Diego, Eron G. Manusov, Marcio Almeida, Sandra Laston, David Ortiz, Sarah Williams-Blangero, John Blangero

Behavioral 

Economics

“Confidence is not always a success: Explaining Chinese households' investment decisions”

with Maroula Khraiche and Jing Xu 


"Odd work schedule and well-being: heterogeneity by country of origin" 

with Elisa Taveras Pena 



Development

 Economics

“The Role of International Trade on Slavery in the United States: Evidence from the Repeal of the Corn Laws”

 with Juan Moreno-Cruz 

 

“The Effect of the Repeal of the Corn Laws on the Southern Party Realignment”

with Juan Moreno-Cruz 

 

“Boll Weevil Infestation and Land Inequality: Evidence from the Postbellum South”

with Juan Moreno-Cruz and Zixing Shen