Publications
Heat and humidity on early-life outcomes: evidence from Mexico Climate Health — Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 129, January 2025. [Online Appendix]
I provide evidence on the detrimental effect of in utero exposure to heat and humidity on children’s health at birth in Mexico. Effects are larger when accounting for humidity, and mitigated by air conditioning adoption.
Full list of Publications (click to expand)
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Explaining ethnic disparities in telehealth use with different levels of English proficiency: a decomposition approach Health Public Telemedicine Reports, 6(1), Sep 2025 — with Nari Yoo and Yoonyoung Choi.
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The unequal weight of COVID-19 pandemic: national trends in body mass index among Korean adolescents by immigrant origin and gender (2013–2022) Health Public International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29(1), Aug 2024 — with Nari Yoo and Yoonyoung Choi.
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Immigrant-origin youths at risk: trends in suicidal behaviors among Korean adolescents by immigrant origins and ethnic options (2011–2019) Health Public Journal of Affective Disorders, 321, January 2023 — with Nari Yoo and Yoonyoung Choi.
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Do ICT investments decrease firm size? Journal of Industrial Economics and Business, 33(1), Feb 2020 — with Sang Taek Kim. Based on my Master’s dissertation.
Selected work in progress
The Psychological Toll of Heat: The Effects of Temperature on Mental Health in Mexico Climate Health — with Antonia Vazquez — Draft
Depression Remission and Weather Stressors Climate Health — with Manuela Angelucci and Antonia Vazquez
Temperature, Stigma, and Treatment Choice: Evidence from Mental Health Services in Mexico Climate Health Public — with Sandra Aguilar-Gomez
Bordering Heat: Institutional Differences and Health Impacts of Extreme Temperatures Across the U.S.-Mexico Border Climate Health — with Fidel Gonzalez
Who Sleeps with Their Wearable? Selection in Device-Measured Sleep Data Health — with Yoonyoung Choi and Nari Yoo.
Decomposing racial/ethnic disparities in the use of telemental health services among U.S. adolescents: Results from the National Survey Health Public Under Review — with Nari Yoo and Yoonyoung Choi.