Research Areas
Labor Market Institutions & Regulation — Occupational Licensing
How occupational licensing requirements and regulatory governance shape workers' labor-market outcomes such as wages, employment, job quality, etc.
- PublicationThe Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector (with Morris M. Kleiner)
- Working PaperBoard Governance of Occupational Licensing and Labor Market Outcomes in Eye Care Occupations
- Working PaperBeyond Wages: Occupational Licensing and Multidimensional Job Quality
- Working PaperMeasuring Licensing Stringency: New Evidence from a Comprehensive Dataset on Cosmetology Regulation (with Kihwan Bae and Morris M. Kleiner)
Worker Welfare — Job Quality
How workers define and experience job quality, identifying the workplace dimensions and institutional factors that shape overall job satisfaction and well-being.
- PublicationJob Quality Unpacked: Dimensions and Determinants (with Hyeri Choi and Lonnie Golden)
- Working PaperBeyond Wages: Occupational Licensing and Multidimensional Job Quality
- PublicationWhat Makes Work More Than Just a Living? Determinants of Employment Quality in Illinois (with Lonnie Golden, Hyeri Choi, Dylan Bellisle, Alison Dickson, and Robert Bruno)