New diff-in-diff paper in @jamainternalmed.com. We document some unintended consequences of a hypertension control quality metric and financial incentive -- one that's widely used in US healthcare. In the overall population with hypertension there were almost no impacts, but..

Highlights from our new paper: limiting sugar in early life protects against obesity in adulthood. Effects are largest among those at high genetic risk of obesity, meaning diet can reduce genetic-based disparities (!!). And we define obesity with a multidimensional measure, going beyond just BMI.

Insurance claims data highlight a critical treatment gap, according to research via McGill University’s @claireboone.bsky.social, Stanford PhD student Carla Colina, and Chicago Booth’s Devin G. Pope. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/pregn... #econsky

Preventive medical care substantially improves chronic disease management through disease monitoring, medication adherence and mitigating complications, from Claire Boone, Pablo A. Celhay, Paul Gertler, and Tadeja Gracner https://www.nber.org/papers/w33738

New paper with Devin Pope and Carla Colina: in a large US sample, we find that ~half of women discontinue antidepressants during pregnancy without substitution to psychotherapy, suggesting a large gap in women's mental health care during a critical period. ps petition for Devin to join bluesky!

Late breaking job -- we're hiring at McGill Economics! Please apply if you like social and supportive departments, fun cities, and Canada. Happy to answer any questions 🤩 econjobmarket.org/positions/11...