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Working Papers

Estimating Compensating Wage Differentials with Endogenous Job Mobility
  (with Ian Schmutte)
  [Slides]
  Reject & Resubmit, Journal of Political Economy

The Labor Market Effects of Legal Restrictions on Worker Mobility
  (with Matthew Johnson and Michael Lipsitz)
  2nd Round R&R, Journal of Political Economy

Insurer Innovation and Health Care Efficiency: Evidence from Utah
  (with Ben Handel, Jon Holmes, and Jon Kolstad)

Health Persistence and the Ex Ante Value of Medicaid as a Safety Net
  (with Amanda Kowalski and Lee Lockwood)

Inequality Amplified: Workplace Stratification and Racial Health Disparities
  (with Long Hong, Jonathan Holmes and Trevon Logan)

The Earnings Incidence of Employer-Provided Health Insurance
  (with Tamar Oostrom and Jonathan Holmes)

The Dynamic Efficiency of Changes in Medicaid Generosity
  (with Yaming Cao and Nicolas Ziebarth)


Publications

Compensating Wage Differentials in Labor Markets: Empirical Challenges and Applications
  Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 37, No. 3, (Summer 2023)

Gender Differences in Sorting on Wages and Risk
  (with Ian Schmutte)
  [Slides]
  Journal of Econometrics, 2023

How Do Low-Income Enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Exchanges Respond to Cost-Sharing?
  (with Tom DeLeire and Nicolas Ziebarth)
  Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2022

Physician Practice Organization and Negotiated Prices: Evidence from State Law Changes
  (with Naomi Hausman)
  American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr. 2021)

Noncompete Agreements in Employment Contracts
  IZA World of Labor, 2021

The Estimation of Compensating Wage Differentials: Lessons from the Deadliest Catch
  Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Vol. 38, No. 1, (Jan. 2020)

The Impacts of Restricting Mobility of Skilled Service Workers: Evidence from Physicians
  (with Carol Simon and William D. White)
  Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 55, No. 3, (Jun. 2020)

Strategic Formulary Design in Medicare Part D Plans
  (with Kosali Simon)
  Media Coverage: NY Times
  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Vol. 10, No. 3, (Aug. 2018)

Does Part D Abet Advantageous Selection in Medicare Advantage?
  (with Tony Han)
  Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 56, (Dec. 2017).

Taxpayer Willingness-to-Pay for Health Insurance Reform: A Contingent Valuation Analysis
  (with Kosali Simon and William D. White )
   Economic Inquiry, Vol. 52, No. 3 (July 2014).





Contact Information

Kurt Lavetti
Ohio State University
Department of Economics
Arps Hall 455A
Columbus, OH 43210

E-mail: lavetti.1@osu.edu