Research

Working Papers

• Religion, Prayer and Health Production, with J. Xie.
• The Long-Term Impact of Pharmacotherapy in India, with M. Angelucci. Conditionally accepted based on pre-results review, Journal of Development Economics.
• Depression, Pharmacotherapy, and the Demand for a Novel Health Product, with M. Angelucci. Revise and resubmit, Economic Development and Cultural Change. IZA DP 15832.
• Remote Work and the Heterogeneous Impact of COVID-19 on Employment and Health, with M. Angelucci, M. Angrisani, A. Kapteyn, and S. Schaner.

Publications in Economics

• Depression, Poverty, and Economic Shocks: Evidence from India, with M. Angelucci. AEA Papers and Proceedings, May 2024, 114.
• The Economic Impact of Depression Treatment in India: Evidence from Community-Based Provision of Pharmacotherapy, with M. Angelucci. American Economic Review, January 2024, 114(1), 169–98. [Online Appendix] [Ideas for India]
• Adverse Selection in the Marriage Market: HIV Testing and Marriage in Rural Malawi, with M. Angelucci. Review of Economic Studies, October 2021, 88(5), 2119–2148. [Evidence Base]
• The Market for High-Quality Medicine: Retail Chain Entry and Drug Quality in India, with W. Yin. Review of Economics and Statistics, March 2019, 101(1), 76–90. [VoxEU] [VoxDev]
• Learning, Hygiene, and Traditional Medicine, with S.A.A. Naqvi and W.P. Schmidt. Economic Journal, July 2018, 128(612), F545–F574. [Appendix] [VoxDev]
• Assortative Matching Under Asymmetric Information: Evidence from Malawi, with M. Angelucci. American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, May 2017, 107(5), 154–157.
• The Indirect Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy: Mortality Risk, Mental Health, and HIV-Negative Labor Supply, with V. Baranov and H.P. Kohler. Journal of Health Economics, 44, December 2015, 195–211.
• Constraints on Compliance and the Impact of Health Information in Rural Pakistan, with S.A.A. Naqvi and W.P. Schmidt. Health Economics, 24(9), September 2015, 1065–81.
• Health Care Competition and Antibiotic Use in Taiwan, with C.L. Hung and T.L. Lauderdale. Journal of Industrial Economics, 63(2), June 2015, 371–393.
• Learning During a Crisis: the SARS Epidemic in Taiwan, with C.F. Chiang and A. Malani. Journal of Development Economics, 112, January 2015, 1–18.
• Does Clean Water Make You Dirty? Water Supply and Sanitation in the Philippines. Journal of Human Resources, 47(1), 2012, 147–73.

Publications in Health Policy

• A megastudy of behavioral interventions to promote frequent HIV testing among adults at high risk of HIV infection in Kenya and Uganda: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, with K. Marson et al. Trials, in press, 2026.
• Gender Differences in Outcomes of Early Intervention Services for First-Episode Psychosis, with S.I. Hong and R. Rosenheck. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, January 2023, 1–9.
• COVID-19 Vaccines and Mental Distress, with F. Perez-Arce, M. Angrisani, J. Darling, A. Kapteyn, and K. Thomas. PLOS One, September 2021, 16(9).
• Socioeconomic Status and the Effectiveness of Treatment for First-Episode Psychosis, with R. Rosenheck. Health Services Research, June 2021, 56(3), 409–417.
• Trajectories of Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic, with K. Riehm et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, March 2021, 55(2), 93–102.
• Mental Distress in the United States at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with C. Holingue et al. American Journal of Public Health, November 2020, 110(11), 1628–1634.
• Know Your Epidemic, Know Your Response: Early Perceptions of COVID-19 and Self-Reported Social Distancing in the United States, with A. Ciancio et al. PLOS One, September 2020, 15(9).
• Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with K. Riehm et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, July 2020, 59(5), 630–638.
• Tracking the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of American Households, with A. Kapteyn et al. Survey Research Methods, June 2020, 14(2), 179–186.
• Relationships Between Initial COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Protective Health Behaviors: A National Survey, with W. Bruine de Bruin. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 2020, 59(2), 157–167.