Dhaval Dave

Dhaval Dave is Stanton Research Professor in the Department of Economics at Bentley University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics. He was also a John M. Olin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, after completing his Ph.D. in Economics from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Dave's research focuses on the analysis of public policy and on the economics of health outcomes and behaviors, health insurance, and human capital. His papers have been published in leading peer-reviewed academic journals, and his research has also been featured in congressional testimony, and widely cited in the popular media including in the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC, CNBC, NPR. His current work includes studies on the minimum wage, welfare reform in the U.S., tobacco control policy and vaping, opioid prescribing, the Affordable Care Act, and COVID-targeted interventions.

Education

• John M. Olin Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
  September 2003 – August 2004 Philadelphia, PA
  Health Care Systems
• Ph.D. in Economics City University of New York, Graduate Center
  August 2003 New York, NY
  Fields: Health and Labor Economics International Economics
• M.A. in Economics Rutgers University, Graduate School
  May 1997 Newark, NJ
• B.S. in Finance, Economics Rutgers University, School of Management
  May 1994 Newark, NJ
  Summa Cum Laude GPA Cumulative

Teaching Interests

Health Economics; Econometrics and Quantitative Research Methods; Microeconomics; Labor Economics

Research Interests

Health and labor economics; Program evaluation; Applied Microeconomics;

Consulting/Practice Interests

Substance Abuse Control Policies; Advertising - Pharmaceuticals, Cigarettes, Alcohol; Crime & Drug Use Analysis; Economics of Mental Illness, Suicide, Obesity, Insurance Policy Analysis Econometric Modeling

Awards and Honors

• 2021, Georgescu-Roegen Prize, Southern Economic Association
• 2021, Runner-Up to the Georgescu-Roegen Prize, Southern Economic Association
• 2020, Adamian Award for Excellence in Teaching , Bentley University
• 2019, Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, Bentley University
• 2019, Best Article Published in Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economics Association
• 2017, Gregory J. Hall Capstone Advisor of the Year Award, Bentley University, Honors Program
• 2016, Rutgers University Medal & Rutgers 250 Fellow, Rutgers University
• 2015, IZA Appointment as Research Fellow, IZA Institute for the Study of Labor
• 2015, Best Paper Award, International Interdisciplinary Business-Economics Advancement Conference
• 2014, 2014 Excellence in Scholarship Award, Bentley University
• 2013, 2013 Georgescu-Roegen Prize, Southern Economic Association
• 2013, Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, Bentley University
• 2013, Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Award, International Center on Mental Health Policy and Economics
• 2010, Outstanding Scholary Contribution Award, Bentley University
• 2010, Gibbons Research Professorship, Bentley University
• 2004, Commencement Address to Graduate Students, City University of New York
• 2003, John A. Olin Post-doctoral Fellowship at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, 2003-2004
• 2002, Mario Capelloni Dissertation Award
• 1998, Robert E. Gilleece Graduate Fellowship 1998-2002
• 1996, Hazel Vera Dean Fellowship
• 1995, Walter C. Russell Graduate Fellowship
• 1994, Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma - International Honor Society for Business
• 1994, Inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon - International Honor Society for Economics
• 1994, Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
• 1994, Morris H. Beck Economics Prize
• 1994, Rutgers University School of Management Faculty & Dean’s Award

Publications

Journal Articles

• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Schwartz-Soicher, O., Reichman, N. E. (2022). Effects of Welfare Reform on Household Food Insecurity across Generations. Economics and Human Biology, (45)
• Dave, D. M., Yang, M. (2022). Lead in Drinking Water and Birth Outcomes: A Tale of Two Water Treatment Plants. Journal of Health Economics, (84) July 102644.
• Dave, D. M., McNichols, D., Sabia, J. (2022). Political Violence, Risk Aversion, and Non-Localized Disease Spread: Evidence from the US Capitol Riot. Journal of Population Economics, (35) 4 1345-1384.
• Bailey, J., Colman, G., Dave, D. M. (2022). The Evolution of Job Lock in the U.S.: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, (15) 7 296.
• Dave, D. M., Sabia, J., Safford, S. (2022). The Limits of Reopening Policy to Alter Economic Behavior: New Evidence from Texas. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (64) 109-145.
• Wehby, G., Kaestner, R., Lyu, W., Dave, D. M. (2022). Effects of the Minimum Wage on Child Health. American Journal of Health Economics, (8) 3 412-448.
• Dave, D. M., Yang, M. (2022). Maternal and Fetal Health Effects of Working during Pregnancy. Review of Economics of the Household, (20) 1 57-102.
• Dave, D. M., Friedson, A., Matsuzawa, K., Sabia, J., Safford, S. (2022). Were Urban Cowboys Enough to Control COVID-19? Local Shelter-in-Place Orders and Coronavirus Case Growth. Journal of Urban Economics, (127)
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Reichman, N. E. (2021). Age Gradient in Women's Crime: The Role of Welfare Reform. Feminist Criminology, (16) 5 631-657.
• Dave, D. M., Friedson, A., Hansen, B., Sabia, J. (2021). Association Between Statewide COVID-19 Lottery Announcements and Vaccinations. JAMA Health Forum, (2) 10 e213117.
• Colman, G., Conway, K., Dave, D. M. (2021). Cigarette Smoking, Physical Activity and Time Use. Series of Unsurprising Results in Economics Journal.
• Dave, D. M., Friedson, A., Matsuzawa, K., McNichols, D., Redpath, C., Sabia, J. (2021). Risk Avoidance, Offsetting Community Effects, and COVID-19: Evidence from an Indoor Political Rally. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (63) 2 133-167.
• Sabia, J., Nguyen, T., Mackay, T., Dave, D. M. (2021). The Unintended Effects of Ban-the-Box Laws on Crime. Journal of Law and Economics, (64) 4 783-820.
• Ali, F., Dave, D. M., Colman, G., Dench, D., Saffer, H., Marynak, K., Grossman, M. (2021). Association of E-cigarette Advertising with E-cigarette and Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adults. Addiction, (116) 5 1212-1223.
• Dave, D. M., Corman, H., Kalil, A., Schwartz-Soicher, O., Reichman, N. E. (2021). Intergenerational Effects of Welfare Reform: Adolescent Delinquent and Risky Behaviors. Economic Inquiry, (59) 1 199-216.
• Friedson, A., McNichols, D., Sabia, J., Dave, D. M. (2021). Did California’s Shelter-in-Place Order Work? Early Coronavirus-Related Public Health Effects. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (40) 1 258-283.
• Dave, D. M., Deza, M., Horn, B. (2021). Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, Opioid Abuse, and Crime. Southern Economic Journal, (87) 3 808-848.
• Dave, D. M., McNichols, D., Sabia, J. (2021). The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and COVID-19. Southern Economic Journal, (87) 3 769-807.
• Dave, D. M., Friedson, A., Matsuzawa, K., Sabia, J. (2021). When Do Shelter‐in‐Place Orders Fight COVID‐19 Best? Policy Heterogeneity Across States and Adoption Time. Economic Inquiry, (59) 1 29-52.
• Saffer, H., Dench, D., Grossman, M., Dave, D. M. (2020). E-Cigarettes and Adult Smoking: Evidence from Minnesota. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (60) 3 207-228.
• Dave, D. M., Dench, D., Kenkel, D., Mathios, A., Wang, H. (2020). News that Takes Your Breath Away: Risk Perceptions During an Outbreak of Vaping-related Lung Injuries. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, (60) 3 281-307.
• Dave, D. M., Kaestner, R., Wehby, G. (2020). Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (39) 2 411-443.
• McGeary, K., Dave, D. M., Lipton, B., Roeper, T. (2020). Impact of Comprehensive Smoking Bans on the Health of Infants and Children. American Journal of Health Economics, (6) 1 1-38.
• Dave, D. M., Dench, D., Grossman, M., Kenkel, D., Saffer, H. (2019). Does E-Cigarette Advertising Encourage Adult Smokers to Quit?. Journal of Health Economics, (68)
• Dave, D. M., Doytch, N., Kelly, I. (2019). How Does Body Mass Index Affect Economic Growth? A Comparative Analysis of Countries by Levels of Economic Development. Economics and Human Biology, (34) 58-73.
• Choi, A., Dave, D. M., Sabia, J. (2019). Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Medical Marijuana Laws and Tobacco Cigarette Use. American Journal of Health Economics, (5) 3 303-333.
• Dave, D. M., Feng, B., Pesko, M. (2019). The Effects of E-Cigarette Minimum Legal Sale Age Laws on Youth Substance Use. Health Economics, (23) 3 419-436.
• ReesJ, D., Sabia, J., Argys, L., Latshaw, J., Dave, D. M. (2019). With a Little Help from My Friends: The Effects of Naloxone Access and Good Samaritan Laws on Opioid-Related Deaths. Journal of Law and Economics, (62) 1 1-27.
• Dave, D. M., Kaestner, R., Wehby, G. (2019). Does public insurance coverage for pregnant women affect prenatal health behaviors?. Journal of Population Economics, (32) 419-453.
• Baughman, R., Dave, D. M., Dills, A. (2019). Introduction to the Symposium on the Extended Effects of the Affordable Care Act. Eastern Economic Journal, (45) 1 1-6.
• Dave, D. M., Grecu, A., Saffer, H. (2019). Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Drug Abuse. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (38) 1 181-209.
• Bailey, J., Dave, D. M. (2019). The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Entrepreneurship among Older Adults. Eastern Economic Journal, (45) 1 141-159.
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Reichman, N. E. (2018). Evolution of the Infant Health Production Function. Southern Economic Journal, (85) 1 6-47.
• Dave, C., Dave, D. M. (2018). Unemployment and Health Behaviors over the Business Cycle: A Longitudinal View. Southern Economic Journal, (85) 1 93-120.
• Dave, D. M., Rogers, E., Pozen, A., Fahs, M., Gallo, W. T. (2018). Tobacco Cessation and Household Spending on Non-Tobacco Goods: Results from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Surveys. Tobacco Control, (27) 2 209-216.
• Colman, G., Dave, D. M. (2018). It’s About Time: Effects of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate on Time Use. Contemporary Economic Policy, (36) 1 44-58.
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Kalil, A., Reichman, N. E. (2017). Effects of Maternal Work Incentives on Youth Crime. Labour Economics. 49 128-144.
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Reichman, N. E. (2017). Effects of Welfare Reform on Women’s Voting Participation. Economic Inquiry, (55) 3 1430-1451.
• Datta, A., Dave, D. M. (2017). Effect of Physician-directed Pharmaceutical Promotion on Prescription Behaviors: Longitudinal Evidence. Health Economics, (26(4))
• Cuellar, A., Dave, D. M. (2016). Causal Effects of Mental Health Treatment on Education Outcomes for Youth in the Justice System. Economics of Education Review. 54 321-339.
• Dave, D. M. (2016). Health Care: Multi-Payer or Single-Payer?. Eastern Economic Journal, (43(1)) 180-182.
• Saffer, H., Dave, D. M., Grossman, M. (2016). A Behavioral Economic Model of Alcohol Advertising and Price. Health Economics. 25(7) 816-828.
• Dave, D. M., Doytch, N., Kelly, I. (2016). Nutrient Intake: A Cross-National Analysis of Trends and Economic Determinants. Social Science and Medicine. 158 158-167.
• Berro, K., Colman, G., Dave, D. M. (2015). The Reality of the Real Rate. Business and Economic Research, (5) 2 270-287.
• Kostova, D., Dave, D. M. (2015). Smokeless Tobacco Use in India: Role of Prices and Advertising. Social Science and Medicine, (138) 82-90.
• Dave, D. M., Decker, S., Kaestner, R., Simon, K. (2015). The Effect of Medicaid Expansions in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the Labor Supply of Pregnant Women. American Journal of Health Economics, (1) 2 165-193.
• Jhamb, J., Dave, D. M., Colman, G. (2015). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Utilization of Health Care Services among Young Adults. International Journal of Health and Economic Development. 1(1) 8-25.
• Dave, D. M., Fernandez, J. (2015). Rising Autism Prevalence: Real or Displacing Other Mental Disorders? Evidence from Demand for Auxiliary Healthcare Workers in California. Economic Inquiry, (53) 1 448-468.
• Hope, C., Dave, D. M., Nancy, R. E. (2014). Effects of Welfare Reform on Women’s Crime. International Review of Law and Economics, (40) C 1-14.
• Dave, D. M., Kelly, I., Sindelar, J., Gallo, W. (2014). The Impact of Early Occupational Choice on Health Behaviors. Review of Economics of the Household. 737-770.
• Doytch, N., Dave, D. M., Kelly, I. (2014). Global Evidence on Obesity and Related Outcomes: An Overview of Prevalence, Trends, and Determinants. Eastern Economic Journal.
• Dave, D. M., Saffer, H., Leung, L., Grossman, M. (2013). Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Physical Activity. Journal of Human Capital, (7) 4 378-410.
• Colman, G., Dave, D. M. (2013). Exercise, Physical Activity, and Exertion over the Business Cycle. Social Science and Medicine, (93) 11-20.
• Dave, D. M., Saffer, H. (2013). Demand for Smokeless Tobacco: Role of Advertising. Journal of Health Economics, (32) 4 682-697.
• Dave, D. M. (2013). Review Economic Aspects of Obesity. Economics and Human Biology. 11
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Reichman, N., Das, D. (2013). Effects of Welfare Reform on Illicit Drug Use of Adult Women. Economic Inquiry, (51) 1 653-674.
• Dave, D. M. (2012). Physical Activity and Health. International Journal of Arts and Sciences, (5) 6 29-45.
• Dave, D. M., Saffer, H. (2012). Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising on Pharmaceutical Prices and Demand. Southern Economic Journal, (79) 1 97-126.
• Dave, D. M., Reichman, N., Corman, H. (2012). Effects of Welfare Reform on Educational Acquisition of Young Adult Women. Journal of Labor Research, (33) 2 251-282.
• Doytch, N., Kelly, I., Dave, D. M. (2012). Global Health and the Economy. Human Biology, (1) 1 100-122.
• Dave, D. M., Kelly, I. (2012). How Does the Business Cycle Affect Eating Habits?. Social Science and Medicine, (74) 2
• Dave, D. M., Tennant, J., Colman, G. (2011). Isolating the Effect of Major Depression on Obesity: Role of Selection Bias. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, (14) 4
• Dave, D. M., Reichman, N. E., Corman, H., Das, D. (2011). Effects of Welfare Reform on Vocational Education and Training. Economics of Education Review, (30) 6 1399-1415.
• Dave, D. M., Kelly, I. (2011). Work as Mental Health-Promoting or Mental-Health Depreciating?. Epidemiology, (22) 4 560-562.
• Dave, D. M., Mukerjee, S. (2011). Mental Health Parity Legislation, Cost-Sharing and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions. Health Economics, (20) 2 161-183.
• Dave, D. M., Decker, S., Kaestner, R., Simon, K. (2011). The Effect of Medicaid Expansions on Health Insurance Coverage of Pregnant Women: An Analysis Using Deliveries. Inquiry, (47) 4 p. 315-330.
• Dave, D. M., Kaestner, R. (2009). Health Insurance and Ex Ante Moral Hazard: Evidence from Medicare. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, (9) 4 367-390.
• Reichman, N., Corman, H., Noonan, K., Dave, D. M. (2009). Infant Health Production Functions: What a Difference the Data Make. Health Economics, (18) 17 761-782.
• Dave, D. M., Rashad, I. (2009). Overweight Status, Self-Perception, and Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents. Social Science and Medicine, (68) 9 1685-1691.
• Dave, D. M., Saffer, H. (2008). Alcohol Demand and Risk Preference. Journal of Economic Psychology, (29) 6 810-831.
• Dave, D. M. (2008). Illicit Drug Use among Arrestees, Prices and Policy. Journal of Urban Economics, (63) 2 694-714.
• Dave, D. M., Rashad, I., Spasojevic, J. (2008). The Effects of Retirement on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes. Southern Economic Journal, (75) 2 497-523.
• Corman, H., Noonan, K., Reichman, N., Dave, D. M. (2007). Prenatal Drug Use and the Production of Infant Health. Health Economics, (16) 4 361-384.
• Saffer, H., Dave, D. (2006). Alcohol Advertising and Alcohol Consumption by Adolescents. Health Economics, (15) 6 617-637.
• Dave, D. M. (2006). The Effects of Cocaine and Heroin Price on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits. Journal of Health Economics, (25) 2 311-333.
• Saffer, H., Dave, D. M. (2005). Mental Illness and the Demand for Alcohol, Cocaine, and Cigarettes. Economic Inquiry, (43) 2 229-246.
• Corman, H., Noonan, K., Reichman, N., Dave, D. M. (2005). Demand for Illicit Drugs among Pregnant Women. Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, (16)
• Saffer, H., Dave, D. M. (2005). The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on the Earnings of Older Workers. Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, (16)
• Chatterji, P., Dave, D. M., Kaestner, R., Markowitz, S. (2004). Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempts among Youths - Correlation or Causation?. Economics and Human Biology, (2) 2 159-180.
• Saffer, H., Dave, D. M. (2002). Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Advertising Bans. Applied Economics, (34) 11 1325-1334.
• Dave, D. M., Kaestner, R. (2002). Alcohol Taxes and Labor Market Outcomes. Journal of Health Economics, (21) 3 357-371.
• Saffer, H., Chaloupka, F., Dave, D. M. (2001). State Drug Control Spending and Drug Participation. Contemporary Economic Policy, (19) 2 150-161.
• Dave, D. M., Friedson, A., Matsuzawa, K., Sabia, J., Safford, S. (). Black Lives Matter Protests, Social Distancing, and COVID-19. Journal of Human Resources, (Forthcoming) Forthcoming.

Book Chapters

• Colman, G., Dave, D. M., Lenhart, O. (2019). Health Insurance and Labor Supply In , (Eds.) . Oxford Research Encyclopedia Economics and Finance
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Reichman, N. (2019). The Effects of Prenatal Care on Birth Outcomes: Reconciling a Messy Literature In , (Eds.) . Oxford Research Encyclopedia Economics and Finance
• Corman, H., Dave, D. M., Kalil, A., Reichman, N. (2017). Effects of Maternal Work Incentives on Teen Drug Arrests In , (Eds.) Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. 25 111-142.
• Colman, G., Dave, D. M. (2016). Econometric methods in health and human biology In , (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology. Oxford University Press
• Dave, D. M. (2014). Pharmaceutical Marketing and Promotion In Anthony Culyer; Patricia Danzon, (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Health Economics. 9-19.
• Dave, D. M., Kelly, I. (2014). Advertising as a Determinant of Health in the USA In Anthony Culyer; John Cawley & Kosali Simon, (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Health Economics. 32-50. Elsevier
• Dave, D. M. (2013). Demand for Health Capital In Rex Santerre; Stephen Neun, (Eds.) Health Economics: Theory, Insights, and Industry Studies. South-Western Cengage Learning