Current Research

Working Papers

The Dynamic Effects of Ethnic Diversity on Team Performance: Evidence from American Whaling, with Metin Coşgel (University of Connecticut) and Tom Miceli (University of Connecticut). [under review]

Renewable Resource Dynamics Under Correlated Environmental Disturbances: The Case of Competitive Harvesting, with Lars Olson (University of Maryland).

Climate-Induced Dynamic Instability and Ecological Risk in Lakes:,A Quantile Autoregressive Approach for Water Resource Management, with Jean-Paul Chavas (UW Madison) and Francesco Pomati (EAWAG). [R&R Ecological Economics]

Piracy, Fishing Pressure, and Marine Biodiversity.

Work in Progress

Aircraft Noise and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, with Charles Towe (University of Connecticut) and S. Uchida (Doshisha University).

Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Human Capital Accumulation, with Matthew Brown (University of Connecticut) and Alberto Chong (Georgia State University).

Respiratory Allergies and Adaptation to Climate Change, with Ariel Ortiz-Bobea (Cornell University), Jing Li (Cornell University), Allison Steiner (University of Michigan), and Charles Towe (University of Connecticut).

On Infectious Diseases and Climate Change: Evidence from Lyme Disease, with Mark Urban and Charles Towe (University of Connecticut).