My main research areas are in empirical industrial organization, applied microeconomics, and health economics. I analyze barcode-level scanner and nutrition data to deepen our understanding of how individuals respond to changes in public health policies in food and beverages industries.
Publications
[1] “Are food manufacturers reducing sugar content? Evidence from scanner data” with Christian Rojas. 2024. Agribusiness: An International Journal [Paper] [Online Appendix] [Newsweek] [UMass-Amherst News]
[2] “What drives the reduction in sodium intake? Evidence from scanner data” with Christian Rojas. 2024. Food Policy. [Paper] [Online Appendix] [Mass Live] [UMass-Amherst News]
Working Papers
[1] “How effective are voluntary agreements to offer healthier products? Evidence from sodium content” with Christian Rojas. 2024. Revision requested at International Journal of Industrial Organization. [Paper]
[2] “Is advertising effective? New evidence from beer” 2024. Revision requested at International Journal of Industrial Organization. [Paper and Online Appendix]
[3] “Spatial strategies to assess soda taxes” 2024. [Paper and Online Appendix]
[4] “The Effects of Climate Change on Nutrient Demand” with Jung Hoon Han, Xiaoyong Zheng, Lei Pan, and Christian Rojas. 2024.
Work in Progress
[1] “Attributes and preferences on nutrition security” with Christian Rojas.
[2] “Marketing “local”: Exploring the benefits and geographic reach of using place-based names for beer products” with Yufei Fu and Kathryn Boys.
[3] “Behavioral responses to permissive alcohol laws”
[4] “Monetary policies on food inequality” with Ayse Kabukcuoglu Dur.
[5] “The health Effects of the 2012 Turkish Compulsory Education Reform” with Serkan Demirkilic and Hasan Tekguc.