Publications
Associate Professor Director of Ph.D Program in Urban Studies
TXB 1012
Public Policy
Public Policy, Health Economics
1. “Vaccination and risky behaviors: evidence from the hepatitis B vaccination campaign in China”,with Chen Huang, Cong Li, and Ruofei Xu,,36, 2549–2580,2023
2. “Unemployment Benefits, Food Insecurity, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Spending”,with Chen Huang and Wei Fu,,105(2), 479-502,2023
3. “Impact of vaping restrictions in public places on smoking and vaping in the United States—evidence using a difference‐in‐differences approach ”,with Kai-Wen Cheng, Michael Pesko, David Levy, Geoffrey Fong, and Michael K. Cummings,,118(1), 160-166,2023
4. “Quantifying Brand Loyalty: Evidence from the Cigarette Market”,with Phil DeCicca, Don Kenkel and Jason Somerville,,79, 102512,2021
5. “Long-Term Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Tropical Cyclones”,with Youhong Lin and Peng Xu,,69, 101662,2021
6. “The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases on Cigarette Smoking”,with Chen Huang and Shijun You,,30(9), 2063-2091,2021
7. "Effects of Drought on Infant Mortality in China" ,with Youhong Lin and Peng Xu,,30(2), 248-269,2021
8. "Medicaid Coverage and Use of Nicotine Replacement Treatment",with Lianlian Lei,,40: 100938,2021
9. "Indoor Air Quality and Health: Empirical Evidence from Fluoride Pollution in China" ,with Youhong Lin,,63, 101282,2020
10. "One-child policy and childhood obesity" ,with Jie Zhang and Peng Xu,,59, 100938,2020
11. "Unemployment Insurance and Cigarette Smoking" ,with Wei Fu,,63:34-51,2019
12. "Labor Migration and Health of Left-behind Children in China",with Lianlian Lei and Elaine Hill,,54(1):93-110,2018
13. "The Effects of Workplace Clean Indoor Air Law Coverage on Workers’ Smoking-Related Outcomes" ,with Kai-Wen Cheng, MariaElena Gonzalez, and Stanton Glantz,,26(2):226–242,2017
14. "Retrospective and Prospective Benefit-Cost Analysis of US Anti-Smoking Policies" ,with Lawrence Jin, Don Kenkel, and Hua Wang,,6(1):154–186,2015
15. "Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases on Indian Reservations",with Phil DeCicca and Don Kenkel,,68(1):93-118,2015
16. "Excise Tax Avoidance: The Case of State Cigarette Taxes",with Phil DeCicca and Don Kenkel,,32(6):1130-1141,2013
17. "Who Pays Cigarette Taxes? The Impact of Consumer Price Search" ,with Phil DeCicca and Don Kenkel,,95(2):516-529,2013
18. "Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data”,with John Cawley,,10(4):352-364,2012
19. "Quit Attempts and Intention to Quit Cigarette Smoking among Medicaid Recipients in the United States",Feng Liu,,124(10):553-558,2010
20. "Reduced Smoking and Rising Obesity: Does Smoking Restriction in Workplace Matter?” ,with Ning Zhang, Kai-Wen Cheng, and Hua Wang,,108(3):249-252,2010
21. "Cutting through the Smoke: Separating the Effect of Price on Smoking Initiation, Relapse and Cessation” ,Feng Liu,,42(23): 2921-2939,2010
22. “An Analysis of Life-Course Smoking Behavior in China”,with Don Kenkel and Dean Lillard,,18(S2): S147–S156,2009
23. “Correlates of State Legislative Action to Address Childhood Obesity” ,with John Cawley,,16(1): 162–167,2008
