CHRISTOPHER (KITT) CARPENTER

PhD Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 2002

Assistant Professor of Economics/Public Policy

The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California at Irvine

Faculty Research Fellow, NBER

Contact Information:

443 SB

Irvine, CA  92697-3125

949.824.6112 office

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Curriculum Vitae (May 2008, pdf)

Research Statement (January 2008, pdf)

Recent Publications and Current Working Papers (comments welcome)

Public Policy and the Causes and Consequences of Alcohol Use:

“The Drinking Age, Alcohol Consumption, and Crime,” (January 2008 draft, with Carlos Dobkin).

“The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age,” American Economic Journal - Applied Economics (with Carlos Dobkin, April 2008 draft, forthcoming).  Appendix material.  Earlier version available as NBER Working Paper #13374.

“The Effects of Sunday Sales Restrictions on Overall and Day-Specific Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from Canada,” (December 2007 draft, with Daniel Eisenberg).

“Alcohol Control Policies and Youth Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from 28 Years of Monitoring the Future,” (with Deborah D. Kloska, Patrick O'Malley, and Lloyd Johnston), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2007) 7(1): Article 25 (Topics).

“Heavy Alcohol Use and Crime: Evidence from Underage Drunk Driving Laws,” Journal of Law and Economics (September 2006 draft, forthcoming).

“Did Ontario's Zero Tolerance & Graduated Licensing Law Reduce Youth Drunk Driving?,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2006) 25(1): 163-185.

“Heavy Alcohol Use and the Commission of Nuisance Crime: Evidence from Underage Drunk Driving Laws,” American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings (2005) 95(2): 267-272.

“How Do .08 BAC Laws Work?,” (with Katherine Harris), The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2005) 5(1): Article 6 (Topics).

“Youth Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behavior: Evidence from Underage Drunk Driving Laws,” Journal of Health Economics (2005) 24(3) 613-628.

“Heavy Alcohol Use and Youth Suicide: Evidence from Tougher Drunk Driving Laws,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2004) 23(4): 831-842.

“How Do Zero Tolerance Drunk Driving Laws Work?,” Journal of Health Economics (2004) 23(1): 61-83.

Other Health, Workplace, and Productivity Topics:

“Fast-Food Placement around Schools and Youth Obesity,” (with Brennan Davis, April 2008 draft, accepted subject to minor revision, American Journal of Public Health).

“Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws,” (December 2007 draft, with Mark Stehr).

“The Effects of Local Workplace Smoking Laws on Smoking Restrictions and Exposure to Smoke at Work,” Journal of Human Resources (May 2008 draft, forthcoming).  Earlier version (under different title) also available as NBER Working Paper #13133.

“The Effects of Mandatory Seatbelt Laws on Seatbelt Use, Motor Vehicle Fatalities, and Crash-Related Injuries among Youths,” (with Mark Stehr) Journal of Health Economics, (2008) 27(3): 642-662.  Earlier version available as NBER Working Paper #13408.

“Cigarette Taxes and Youth Smoking: New Evidence from National, State, & Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys,” (with Phil Cook) Journal of Health Economics, (2008) 27(2): 287-299.  Earlier version available as NBER Working Paper #13046.

“Workplace Drug Testing and Worker Drug Use,” Health Services Research, (2007) 42(2): 795-810.

“The Effects of State Parity Laws on the Use of Mental Health Care,”(with Katherine Harris and Yuhua Bao), Medical Care (2006) 44(6): 499-505.

“The Effects of Employment Protection for Obese People,” Industrial Relations (2006) 45(3): 393-415.

On Sexual Orientation and Socioeconomic Outcomes:

“Sexual Orientation, Income, and Non-Pecuniary Economic Outcomes: New Evidence from Young Lesbians in Australia,” Review of Economics of the Household (April 2008 draft, forthcoming).

“Gay and Lesbian Partnership: Evidence from California,” Demography (with Gary Gates, January 2008 draft, forthcoming).  Earlier version titled “Gay and Lesbian Partnership: Evidence from Multiple Surveys”.

“Sexual Orientation, Work, and Income in Canada,” Canadian Journal of Economics (February 2008 draft, forthcoming).  Earlier version titled “Sexual Orientation and Economic Well-Being in Canada”.

“Sexual Orientation and Outcomes in College,” Economics of Education Review (October 2007 draft, forthcoming).

“Revisiting the Income Penalty for Behaviorally Gay Men: Evidence from NHANES III,” Labour Economics (2007) 14: 25-34.

“Self-Reported Sexual Orientation and Earnings: Evidence from California,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2005) 58(2): 258-273.

“New Evidence on Gay and Lesbian Household Incomes,” Contemporary Economic Policy (2004) 22:78-94.

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