Research Projects

Welcome to the MDRs programs page. This page provides a link to the ongoing research programs. Please contact us if you are interested in joining any of these ongoing projects.

Diminished Returns and Retirement

Using data from Health and Retirement Study, NHIS 2022, and FFCWS, this project investigates causes and consequences of MDRs of education for population retirement.

Diminished Returns in Sweden

Using national registry data, and with collaboration with scientists in Sweden, we explore causes and consequences of MDRs in Sweden.

Diminished Returns and Development

Using data from ABCD data, this project investigates intersectional differences in youth development based on class, race, ethnicity, and place.

Diminished Returns and Health in the USA

Using data sets such as HINTS, NHIS, and NHANES, this project seeks to understand mechanisms and consequences of MDRs for population health of Black and Latino communities.

Diminished Returns and Substance Use

Using ABCD data, this TRDRP-funded project investigates the neurobiological mechanisms for higher-than-expected rate of tobacco use of youth in highly-educated and high-income Black families. Click here for our papers.

From Unfair Policing to the MDRs in US

Using data from HRS, FFCWS, and NHIS, we are testing the role of incarceration, encounter with police, and correctional setting in shaping poor health of Black men, across SES levels.