New NBER working paper with @jcmecon.bsky.social and @rlpacula.bsky.social

Lisa Cook documented the devastation of the end of Reconstruction. This graph, from her paper "Violence and Economic Activity," shows the effects of Jim Crow on Black patenting and newspapers. As she said on Planet Money: "1899 was the peak year for African American patents per capita. It still is."

New published paper on Covid-19 vaccine mandates!

It was great to present my work at #UWDemSem! Thank you for the invitation.

I look forward to meeting @cdeuw.bsky.social colleagues next week during my visit!

Health Economics is on Bluesky!