Research

Publications

"Inequality in the Golden Years: Wealth Gradients in Disability-Free and Work-Free Longevity in the United States"  with Hessam Bavafa & Anita Mukherjee. Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 92: 102820, 2023.

Works in Progress

"Older Americans and Life Insurance" with SooJin Park


"Choice as Public Policy: Evidence from Optional Workers’ Compensation Coverage in Texas"


"The Welfare Effect of a Public Option in Workers' Compensation Insurance Markets" with Salpy Kanimian


"Scaling Up or Diversifying? Examining Economies of Scale and Scope in Workers’ Compensation" with Salpy Kanimian

Policy Reports & Other Writing

"If Congress doesn't save Social Security, you'll pay more than $6,800 a year instead" with J. Michael Collins. USA TODAY, April 2025. (OpEd)


"Changes to Social Security would cost average Wisconsin resident $7,000 a year" with J. Michael Collins. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 2025. (OpEd)


"Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Costs, and Coverage (2022 data)" with Griffin T. Murphy and Michael Manley. National Academy of Social Insurance, 2024 (November). (principal investigator, lead author)


"Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Costs, and Coverage (2021 data)" with Griffin T. Murphy, Jennifer Wolf, and Michael Manley. National Academy of Social Insurance, 2024 (February). (principal investigator, lead author)


"Social Security Retirement Earnings Test: How Earnings Affect Benefits" with Zhe Li. Congressional Research Service, Report #41242, 2019. (lead author)