Tim Halliday
Intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status in the US
Abstract: We present estimates of intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status (SRHS) in the US using data from the PSID. We estimate that the rank-rank slope in SRHS is 0.26. We show that including both parent health and income in models of intergenerational mobility increases the explanatory power of child outcomes. We construct a monetary metric for […]
Read MoreCongratulations to UHERO’s Timothy Halliday
Congratulations to UHERO’s Timothy Halliday on his new publication in the Journal of Public Economics, “Intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status in the US.” Halliday and his coauthors show that including both parent health and income in models of intergenerational mobility increases the explanatory power of child outcomes, and document striking health mobility gaps by […]
Read MoreThe impact of Medicaid on medical utilization in a vulnerable population: Evidence from COFA migrants
In March 2015, the State of Hawaii stopped covering the majority of migrants from countries part of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) in its Medicaid program. COFA migrants were required to obtain private insurance in the exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. Using statewide hospital discharge data, we show that Medicaid-funded hospitalizations and emergency […]
Read MoreThe Impact of the Medicaid Expiration on COFA Migrants and COVID19
By Timothy Halliday Policy Background [1] Under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA), citizens from three nation-states located in the Pacific Ocean (the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia) are given free entry to the United States. In return, the United States military has access to […]
Read MorePublication: The Mortality Effects of Reduced Medicaid Coverage Among International Migrants in Hawaii: 2012–2018
Objectives: To study the impact on mortality in Hawaii from the revoked state Medicaid program coverage in March 2015 for most Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants who were nonblind, nondisabled, and nonpregnant. Methods: We computed quarterly crude mortality rates for COFA migrants, Whites, and Japanese Americans from March 2012 to November 2018. We employed […]
Read MoreNews: The Mortality Effects of Reduced Medicaid Coverage Among International Migrants in Hawaii: 2012–2018
Congratulations to UHERO’s Timothy Halliday on his publication in the American Journal of Public Health: The Mortality Effects of Reduced Medicaid Coverage Among International Migrants in Hawaii: 2012–2018 Related research:Blog: The Impact of Medicaid on Health Care Utilization among Hawai‘i’s COFA MigrantsResearch Paper: The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable […]
Read MoreLabour market adjustment to third‐party competition: Evidence from Mexico
China’s exports reduce wages in importing countries, but few studies have looked at competition in third‐party markets. We examine labour market outcomes in Mexico’s apparel and textile sectors associated with US apparel and textile imports from China. Using data on US imports in conjunction with quarterly Mexican labour force surveys, we show that US imports from […]
Read MoreHerd Immunity or Containment through Test and Trace?
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a viral disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, has arrived and is spreading in Hawai’i. In an attempt to “flatten the curve,” we have closed schools and many workplaces, while the entire state shelters at home. As a result, the economy is contracting fast. While sufficiently flattening the curve is the […]
Read MoreThe Mortality Effects of Reduced Medicaid Coverage Among International Migrants in Hawaii: 2012–2018
We computed quarterly crude mortality rates for COFA migrants, Whites, and Japanese Americans from March 2012 to November 2018. We employed a difference-in-difference research design to estimate the impact of the Medicaid expiration on log mortality rates. We saw larger increases in COFA migrant mortality rates than White mortality rates after March 2015. By 2018, the increase […]
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