Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University, Department of Economics
 

Contact Information

Department of Economics
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4485		 Office: NH 332
Phone: (619) 594-2407
Email: jsabia@mail.sdsu.edu

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Teaching

 

Research Interests

Health Economics, Labor Economics, Economic Demography

 

Journal Articles

 

Academic Papers in Progress

  • Sabia, Joseph J. and Daniel I. Rees. "Forced Intercourse, Mental Health, and Human Capital," Southern Economic Journal. Revision requested at Southern Economic Journal.
  • The Psychological Costs of War: Military Combat and Mental Health, (with Resul Cesur and Erdal Tekin).
  • Cigarette Taxes and the Social Market, (with Daniel Rees and Benjamin Hansen).
  • The Kid's Speech: The Effect of Stuttering on Human Capital Acquisition, (with Daniel Rees). Revision requested at Economics of Ecucation Review.
  • Body Weight and Wages: New Evidence from Add Health (with Daniel Rees). Revision requested at Economics and Human Biology.
  • The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Gross Domestic Product
  • The Effect of Teen Fatherhood on Educational Attainment: Evidence across Three Cohorts, Cornell University (with Elizabeth Peters, Joe Price).
  • The Effect of Cigarette Taxes on Youth Smoking: New Evidence from the TABS, working paper (with Daniel Rees and Benjamin Hansen).
  • Sexual Orientation and Young Adults’ Earnings: New Evidence from Add Health, working paper, United States Military Academy.
  • The Effect of Body Weight on Adolescent Psychological Well-Being, working paper, United States Military Academy (with Daniel Rees).
  • The Effect of Minimum Wages on Material Hardship: Evidence from the SIPP, United States Military Academy (with Robert Nielsen).
  • The Impact of Social Connectedness on Health, mimeo, University of Colorado Denver (with Dan Rees and Philip Babcock).
  • The Effect of Combat Exposure on Stress-Induced Health Conditions, mimeo, United States Military Academy (with Resul Cesur and Erdal Tekin).
  • Old Blue Eyes: Evidence on the Role of Appearance in Number of Youth Sex Partners, (with Daniel Rees).

 

Refereed Published Reports

 

Grants Awarded

  • Co-Investigator, Assistant Secretary of Program Evaluation (ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, "The Socioeconomic Consequences of Teen Fatherhood", with Principal Investigator H. Elizabeth Peters (Cornell University) and Joseph Price (Brigham Young University).
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Economic Growth," 2010-2011.
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "Do Minimum Wages Reduce Material Hardship? Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation", with Robert Nielsen (University of Georgia).
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "The Distribution of Benefits and Job Losses from Senator Barack Obama’s Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Increase from $7.25 to $9.50," 2008-2009, with Richard V. Burkhauser (Cornell University).
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "Who Will Benefit from a New York State Minimum Wage Hike" 2007-2008, with Richard V. Burkhauser.
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "The Impact of State Minimum Wage Laws on Small and Retail Business Employment," 2006-2007.
  • Principal Investigator, Employment Policies Institute, "The Impact of Minimum Wages on Single Mothers," 2007-2008.
  • Principal Investigator, University of Georgia Research Foundation, "Sexual Behavior, Educational Performance, and Abortion Law: Finding Paths of Causality," 2006.
  • University of Georgia Presidential Venture Fund Funding for International Health Economics World Congress Travel, 2007.

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Last Update: 1/18/12