Social Media Use Frequency, Body Image, and Weight-Control Behavior Among U.S. High School Students
Acta Psychologica, July 2026
Research
My research is in applied microeconomics, with a focus on public policy, health, and development economics. I study how social programs, violence, taxation, and other policies affect health and economic outcomes.
Published and Forthcoming Papers
Scrolling into Substance Use: Social Media Use Frequency and Substance Use Among U.S. High School Students
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, June 2026
Beyond Bullets: Perceived Safety and Weapon Carrying in High School Students Following Mass Shootings by Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Age
Journal of School Violence, October 2025
Taxing for Healthier Beginnings: The Impact of a Major Tobacco Tax Hike on Birth Weight in Mexico
Social Science & Medicine - Population Health, December 2025
Hidden Wounds: Exploring Racial and Gender Disparities in the Impact of Mass Shooting Events on Suicide Risk Among U.S. High School Students
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, May 2025
Relationship Between Sex-Specific Labor Market Performance and Breastfeeding Prevalence
Journal of Human Lactation, March 2024
Fighting Against Hunger: A Country-Wide Intervention and its Impact on Birth Outcomes
World Development, January 2023
Estimation of Potential Revenue in the Taxes on Labor and Capital Income: A Comparison Between Mexico and the United States
Journal Remef - The Mexican Journal of Economics and Finance, October 2014
Working Papers
Scrolling Into Despair: High Frequency Social Media Use, Persistent Hopelessness, and Suicide Risk Among U.S. Adolescents
Revise and resubmit
Social Media Use Frequency and Sexual Behavior Among U.S. High School Students
Under revision
Adolescent Mental Health Responses to Recreational Marijuana Legalization: Evidence of Sex-Specific Heterogeneity
Under review
Too High to Text: Cannabis Dispensary Access and Adolescent Driving Risk
Under review
Dynamic Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Access to Care for Low-Income Adults with Chronic Conditions
Under review
Marijuana Legalization, Dispensary Access, and Breastfeeding Outcomes in the United States
Under review
Social Media Use Frequency, Interpersonal Violence, and Weapon Carrying Among U.S. Adolescents
Under review
Military Interventions and Obesity: Evidence from Mexico's Drug War
Working paper
Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Suicide Ideation: Causal Evidence Using a Synthetic Control Approach
Working paper
Cigarette Package Health Warnings and Birth Related Outcomes: Evidence from Mexico
Working paper
Will Violent Crime Incentivize the Hiding of Small Firms?
Working paper
Work in Progress
Intergenerational Impact of Mandatory Education on Birth Outcomes: Evidence from a Major Educational Reform in Mexico
Work in progress