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EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor of Economics, Providence College (2022-)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Providence College (2017-2022)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Creighton University (2014-2017)
AFFILIATIONS
Visiting Scholar, Consumer Finance Institute at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2016-)
Senior Affiliated Scholar, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2019-)
Contributing Scholar, Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University (2021-)
Senior Research Affiliate, Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University (2023-)
EDUCATION
- Temple University, Ph.D. in Economics, 2014.
- Temple University, M.A. in Economics, 2011.
- University of Tulsa, B.S. in Economics, 2009.
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Entrepreneurship, Regulation
PUBLICATIONS
The Effect of Health Insurance Benefit Mandates on Premiums, Eastern Economic Journal 2013
Who Pays for Obesity? Evidence from Health Insurance Benefit Mandates, Economics Letters 2013
Who Pays the High Health Costs of Older Workers? Evidence from Prostate Cancer Screening Mandates, Applied Economics, 2014
Did the Affordable Care Act’s Dependent Coverage Mandate Increase Premiums for Family Plans? (with Briggs Depew) Journal of Health Economics, 2015
Employer-Provided Health Insurance and Job Mobility (with Anna Chorniy) Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016 (Honorable Mention, 2016 Best Article Award)
“The Effect of State Health Insurance Benefit Mandates on Premiums and Employee Contributions” (with Nathan Blascak), Applied Economics Letters, 2016
“Do Health Insurance Benefit Mandates Discourage Employment” (with Douglas Webber), Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2016
“The Effect of Certificate of Need Laws on All-Cause Mortality” Health Services Research 2016
“The Political Roots of Health Insurance Benefit Mandates” (with Douglas Webber) Journal of Economic Studies 2017
“Health Insurance and the Supply of Entrepreneurs: New Evidence from the Affordable Care Act’s Dependent Coverage Mandate“, Small Business Economics 2017
“Certificate of Need Laws and Health Care Prices” (with Tom Hamami and Daniel McCorry) Journal of Health Care Finance 2017
“Regulating Away Competition: The Effect of Regulation on Entrepreneurship and Employment” (with Diana Thomas) Journal of Regulatory Economics 2017
“Affordable Care Act Waivers and Firm Valuation” (with John Wingender and Coleman Drake) Applied Economics Letters 2018
“Does “Excess Supply” Drive Excessive Health Spending? The Case of Certificate-of-Need Laws” Journal of Private Enterprise 2018
“Regressive Effects of Regulation on Wages” (with Diana Thomas and Joe Anderson) Public Choice 2019
“The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Entrepreneurship among Older Adults” (with Dhaval Dave) Eastern Economic Journal 2019 [Won Eckstein Prize for Best Paper in EEJ 2019-2020]
“Can Health Spending Be Reined In Through Supply Constraints? An Evaluation of Certificate of Need Laws” Journal of Public Health 2019
“Expert Product Reviews and Conflicts of Interest” (with Tom Hamami) Managerial and Decision Economics 2020
“Certificate of Need Laws: A Systematic Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis” (with Christopher Conover) BMC Health Services Research 2020
“Regulatory Review Time and Pharmaceutical R&D” (with Anna Chorniy, Abdulkadir Civan, and Michael Maloney) Health Economics 2020
“Larger Polities are More Regulated” (with Patrick McLaughlin and James Broughel) Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice 2021
“An Introduction to the Effect of Regulation on Employment and Wages“, in Regulation and Economic Opportunity: Blueprints for Reform 2021, Adam Hoffer and Todd Nesbit eds.
“Does premarital cohabitation increase the likelihood of future marital dissolution?” (with Sarah Kerrigan) SN Social Sciences 2021
“Continuous Job Lock: Employer Health Insurance Contributions and Job Tenure” (with Michael Mathes) Applied Economics Letters 2021
“Broadband Speeds in Fibered Markets: An Empirical Analysis” (with Michael Kotrous) Journal of Information Policy 2021
“Certificate of Need and Psychiatric Services” (with Eleanor Lewin), Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 2021
“State Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and Health Care Affordability“, Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2022
“Certificate of Need Laws and Substance Use Treatment“, Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2022 (with Thanh Lu and Patrick Vogt)
“The Evolution of Job Lock in the U.S.: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act” Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2022 (with Gregory Colman and Dhaval Dave)
“Competition and Health-Care Spending: Theory and Application to Certificate of Need Laws” Contemporary Economic Policy 2022 (with Tom Hamami)
“College Major’s Effect on Marriage and Children” Springer Nature Social Sciences 2023 (with Hannah Farrell)
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“Comparing Hospital Costs & Length of Stay for Cancer Patients in New York State Comprehensive Cancer Centers vs. Non-Designated Academic Centers & Community Hospitals” (with Ryan Fodero). Health Services Research 2023. [Data and Code]
WORKING PAPERS
“Missouri’s Medicaid Contraction and Consumer Financial Outcomes” (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia working paper 20-42, with Nathan Blascak and Slava Mikhed) Accepted at American Journal of Health Economics, 2024
“Certificate of Need and the Labor Market” (with Kihwan Bae). Accepted at Southern Economic Journal, 2024 [Data and Code]
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Labor Economics
Health Economics (MBA)
Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life
Economics Senior Capstone
Applied Economic Research
Health Economic Policy
History of Economic Theory
Microeconomic Principles
Macroeconomic Principles
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS
Emergent Ventures Intellectual Development Grant (as part of EconomistWritingEveryDay.com), 2021
Eckstein Prize, Best Paper in Eastern Economic Journal 2019-2020
Humane Studies Fellow, 2011-2014
Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, 2013
Venture Capitalist’s Choice, Philly Code Fest, 2013
Temple University College of Liberal Arts Travel and Research Award, 2011
University of Tulsa Outstanding Senior in Economics, 2009
National Merit Scholarship, University of Tulsa, 2005-2009
POPULAR PRESS
How Obamacare could unlock job opportunities, Shaila Dewan, New York Times Magazine February 2014.
Hidden Costs of Health Benefit Mandates, James Bailey and Douglas Webber, RealClearPolicy June 2015
Red Tape Kills Jobs, James Bailey and Diana Thomas, US News and World Report September 2015
The True Cost of Smoking by State, Richie Bernardo, WalletHub January 2016.
How a Medicare Fix Backfires, James Bailey, US News and World Report August 2016.
RI’s Economy is Tied for 3nd Worst in Growth, Says U.S. Commerce and Experts Issue Warnings, GoLocalProv, November 2018.
Who gets health insurance from their employer?, James Bailey, Medium August 2019
Which Doctors Get Paid the Most?, James Bailey, American Institute for Economic Research August 2019
A Triad Doctor’s Fight To Keep Prices Affordable, David Ford, WFDD February 2020
Flatting the curve is painful. Let’s raise the bar for the next pandemic, Matthew Mitchell and Thomas Stratmann, Tribune News Service May 2020
Why Would States Limit Hospital-Bed Supply? Jaimie Cavanaugh and Daryl James, Wall Street Journal August 2020
The Archaic rule Threatening States’ Health Care Readiness Brian Balfour, Real Clear Policy May 2021
Health policy experts react to new report on proposed Lifespan-Care New England merger, Alexa Gagosz, Boston Globe Jan 2022
Brown University’s $90k report on the Lifespan-Care New England merger offers a positive outlook but unclear data, Alexa Gagosz, Boston Globe Jan 2022
Mixed reactions: Anger, relief over Lifespan-CNE merger denial, Marc Larocque, Providence Business News Feb 2022
Will R.I. Hospital Legislation On Hospital Mergers, Acquisitions Scare Off Suitors?, Nancy Lavin, Providence Business News July 2022
As reforms open health care floodgates in SC, rural areas remain parched, Tom Corwin and Alexander Thompson, The Post and Courier May 2023
States Where Unemployment Claims Are Increasing the Most, Adam McCann, WalletHub June 2023
Mortgage Fraud by Investors is Surprisingly Common, James Bailey, National Mortgage Professional September 2023
New York toughens certificate of need rules to promote equity, Kara Hartnett, Modern Healthcare October 2023
States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring, Adam McCann, WalletHub February 2024
Why doesn’t Medicare cover drugs like Ozempic for weight loss?, Janet Nguyen, Marketplace April 2024
Radio/Podcasts: John Batchelor Show, Illinois Watchdog Radio, WJPF (August 2016); WFDD (Feb 2020); Cato Daily Podcast; Competing Diagnoses Podcast
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2024: American Economic Association, Samford University, Public Choice Society, Temple University
2023: American Economic Association, West Virginia University, Certificate of Need Law Research Conference, MPS Bretton Woods, Southern Economic Association
2022: American Economic Association, Public Choice Society, Capitol Leaders Nevada, Southern Economic Association, Sacramento State Fall Ethics Symposium
2021: John Locke Foundation, Eastern Economic Association, American Society of Health Economists, Southern Economic Association, The Future of Healthcare in Rhode Island
2020: American Economic Association, Oklahoma State ISFE, Truman State University, Kauffman Entrepreneurship Issue Forum, Southern Economic Association
2019: American Economic Association, Public Choice, Southern Economic Association
2018: American Economic Association, Eastern Economic Association, Truman State University, American Society of Health Economists, Southern Economic Association
2017: American Economic Association, Florida House of Representatives (Health Innovation Subcommittee), Providence College, University of the Sciences, Public Choice Society, Rice University, International Health Economics Association, University of Louisville, Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Scholars, Southern Economic Association
2016: Bentley University, Public Choice Society, Association for Private Enterprise Education, American Society of Health Economists, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Southern Economic Association
2015: West Virginia University, Eastern Economic Association, University of New Orleans, Public Choice Society, Association for Private Enterprise Education, Kauffman Midwest Research Workshop, Methodist University, Southern Economic Association
2014: American Economic Association, Southern Political Science Association, Public Choice Society, Society of Labor Economists, American Society of Health Economics, Southern Economic Association
2013: Eastern Economic Association, Association for Private Enterprise Education, Western Economic Association, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University, University of Tulsa, International Atlantic Economic Society, Louisiana State University, Southern Economic Association
2012: Southern Economic Association
2011: Northeast Business and Economic Association
2009: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Economics Scholars Program (FRB Dallas)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editorial Board, Eastern Economic Journal 2024-
Topic Board, Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2021-
Editorial Board, BMC Health Services Research 2021- 2023
Guest Editor, Journal of Risk and Financial Management Special Issue on Health Economics and Insurance 2021
Dissertation Committee (Outside Reader)- Thanh Lu, PhD (Temple University 2020)
Institute for Humane Studies Adjunct Program Officer 2015-2019
Public Choice Outreach Seminar, 2013
Duke Center for the History of Political Economy Summer Institute 2011, 2012
REFEREE
Applied Economics (12), Contemporary Economic Policy (7), Journal of Public Economics (5), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (4), Southern Economic Journal (4), Health Services Research (3), Journal of Health Economics (2), American Journal of Health Economics (2), Eastern Economic Journal (2), Inquiry (2), Health Economics (2), Economics and Human Biology (2), Social Science and Medicine, Economics Scholars Program, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Health Affairs, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Journal of Human Resources, Business Forum, Feminist Economics, Forum for Health Economics and Policy, Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of Business Venturing, Small Business Economics, Oxford University Press, Public Finance Review, International Review of Finance, African Development Review, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy, Public Choice, Frontiers in Public Health, Econ Journal Watch, Journal of Labor Research, Risk Management and Insurance Review
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
SAS, Stata, Matlab, Eviews, R
CERTIFICATIONS
Securities Industry Essentials, Series 65
PERSONAL
Citizenship: US
Technically True (but not as impressive as it sounds):
Studied math and economics at Harvard
Set multiple state powerlifting records
Angel Investor
Eligible to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize
Research cited by the White House, in testimony to the US Senate, and in briefs to the US Supreme Court