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Scott J. Adams, Associate Professor

Office: Bolton Hall, Room 846
Phone: (414) 229-4212
e-mail: sjadams@uwm.edu
Web Site: www.uwm.edu/~sjadams

Degrees:
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.A. Michigan State University
B.S. University of Scranton 		Picture of Scott Adams

Research Interests:
Labor Economics, Health Economics, Applied Econometrics

Current Projects:
Health Insurance and Age-Earnings Profiles, Determinants of worker effort, Smoking prohibitions, Discrimination

Selected Publications:
"Drunk Driving After the Passage of Smoking Bans in Bars," Journal of Public Economics, 92(5-6), June 2008: 1288-1305. (with Chad Cotti).

"The Age of Hiring and Deferred Compensation: Evidence from Australia," Economic Record, 83(261), June 2007: 174 - 90. (with John S. Heywood).

"Health Insurance Market Reform and Employee Compensation: The Case of Pure Community Rating in New York," Journal of Public Economics, 91(5-6), June 2007: 1119-1133.

"Understanding the Level and Causes of Teacher Turnover: A Comparison with Other Professions," Economics of Education Review, 26(3), June 2007: 325-337 (with D. Harris).

"The Economic Effects of Living Wage Laws: Evidence from Derailed Living Wage Campaigns," Journal of Urban Economics, 58(2), 2005: 177-202 (with D. Neumark).

"Age Discrimination Legislation and the Employment of Older Workers," Labour Economics, 11(2), 2004: 219-241.

"Do Living Wage Ordinances Reduce Urban Poverty?" Journal of Human Resources, 38(3), 2003: 490-521 (with D. Neumark).

 

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