W.E. Miner Professor, University of Oregon
Research Associate, NBER
I am an applied micro economist interested in public policy. I focus on the study of the economics of crime, health economics, and disparities in labor markets. I primarily use quasi-experimental methods, and also partner with agencies to implement field experiments.
Contact me
532 PLC
University of Oregon,
Eugene, 97403
bchansen@uoregon.edu
(541)357-8395
Select Publications
Crime
Police Force Size and Civilian Race
American Economic Review: Insights. 2022. 4(2), 139-158.
Reducing Crime through Environmental Design: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of Street Lighting in New York City
Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 2022. 38 (1), 127-157.
Punishment and Deterrence: Evidence from Drunk Driving
American Economic Review, 2015
Life and Death in the Fast Lane: Police Enforcement and Traffic Fatalities
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014
Health
In-person Schooling and Youth Suicide: Evidence from School Calendars and Pandemic School Closures
Journal of Human Resources. Forthcoming
Federalism, Partial Prohibition, and Cross-Border Sales: Evidence from Recreational Marijuana
Journal of Public Economics. 2020. 187, 104-159.
Association of Marijuana Laws with Teen Marijuana Use: New Estimates from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys
JAMA Pediatrics. 2019;173(9):879-881.
Have Cigarette Taxes Lost Their Bite? New Estimates of the Relationship Between Cigarette Taxes and Youth Smoking
American Journal of Health Economics. 2017. 3.1, 60-75.
Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use
American Law and Economics Review. 2015. 17.2: 495-528.
Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
The Journal of Law and Economics. 2013. 56.2, 333-369.
Labor/Public
Schools, Job Flexibility, and Married Women's Labor Supply
Journal of Human Resources. Forthcoming
Vertical Integration and Production Inefficiency in the Presence of a Gross Receipts Tax
Journal of Public Economics. 2022, 212: 104693.
The Unintended Consequences of Ban the Box: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden
Journal of Labor Economics. 2020, 38(2): 321-374.
Caution! Men Not at Work: Gender Specific Labor Market Conditions and Child Abuse
Journal of Public Economics. 2018, 163; 77-98.
California’s 2004 Workers’ Compensation Reform Costs, Claims, and Contingent Workers
Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 2016, 69(1): 173-198.