Research

My main research areas are in empirical industrial organization, applied microeconomics, applied econometrics, 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 traditional advertising effective? New evidence from mass-produced lager beer” 2024. Under Review. [Paper and Online Appendix]

[3] “Effectiveness of soda taxes: Evidence from alternative causal inference methods” 2024. Under Review. [Paper and Online Appendix]

[4] “The Effects of Climate Change on Nutrient Demand” with Jung Hoon Han, Lei Pan, Xiaoyong Zheng, and Christian Rojas. 2024. [Paper]

Work in Progress

[1] “Attributes and preferences on nutrition security: Theory and evidence” 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] “Schooling reforms in Turkiye on health” with Serkan Demirkilic and Hasan Tekguc.