MacFarlane Professor of Economics
Department of
Economics
College of
Business
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Office: (610) 758-4962
Fax: (610) 758-4677
Email: muzheyang@lehigh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research
"Mental Distress among Female Individuals of Reproductive Age and Reported Barriers to Legal Abortion Following the US Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade," with Dhaval Dave and Wei Fu, JAMA Network Open 6(3): e234509, March 2023 (link).
"Lead in Drinking Water and Birth Outcomes: A Tale of Two
Water Treatment Plants," with Dhaval Dave, Journal of
Health Economics 84, 102644, July 2022 (link).
"Maternal and Fetal Health Effects of Working during
Pregnancy," with Dhaval Dave, Review of Economics of the
Household 20(1): 57-102, March 2022 (link).
"Light Pollution, Sleep Deprivation, and Infant Health at
Birth," with Laura Argys and Susan Averett, Southern
Economic Journal 87(3): 849-888, January 2021 (link).
"Residential Noise Exposure and Health: Evidence from
Aviation Noise and Birth Outcomes," with Laura Argys and
Susan Averett, Journal of Environmental Economics and
Management 103, 102343, September 2020 (link).
"Long Commutes to Work during Pregnancy and Infant Health at
Birth," with Yang Wang, Economics & Human
Biology 35: 1-17, December 2019 (link).
"The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Fetal Health:
Evidence from the Shutdown of a Coal-Fired Power Plant Located
Upwind of New Jersey," with Shin-Yi Chou, Journal of
Environmental Economics and Management 90: 269-293, July
2018 (link).
"Demonstrated Interest: Signaling Behavior in College
Admissions," with James Dearden, Suhui Li and Chad
Meyerhoefer, Contemporary Economic Policy 35(4):
630-657, October 2017 (link).
"The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Power Plant Emissions on
Birth Weight: Evidence from a Pennsylvania Power Plant Located
Upwind of New Jersey," with Rhea Bhatta, Shin-Yi Chou and
Cheng-I Hsieh, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
36(3): 557-583, Summer 2017 (link).
"The Effect of Breastfeeding on Young Adult Wages: New
Evidence from the Add Health," with Resul Cesur, Joseph
Sabia and Inas Rashad Kelly, Review of Economics of the
Household 15(1): 25-51, March 2017 (link).
"Poverty and Obesity in Developed Countries," with Chad
Meyerhoefer, book chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Economics
and Human Biology, edited by John Komlos and Inas Rashad
Kelly, May 2016 (link).
"Paid Maternity Leave and Breastfeeding Practice Before and
After California's Implementation of the Nation's First
Paid Family Leave Program," with Rui Huang, Economics
& Human Biology 16: 45-59, January 2015 (link).
"Borders, Ethnicity and Trade," with Jenny Aker,
Michael Klein and Stephen O'Connell, Journal of
Development Economics 107: 1-16, March 2014 (link).
"Is There a Physician Peer Effect? Evidence from New
Drug Prescriptions," with Hsien-Ming Lien and Shin-Yi Chou,
Economic Inquiry 52(1): 116-137, January 2014 (link).
"Asymmetric Association between Exposure to Obesity and
Weight Gain among Adolescents," with Rui Huang, Eastern
Economic Journal 40(1): 96-118, January 2014 (link).
"Buy What Is Advertised on Television? Evidence from Bans on
Child-Directed Food Advertising," with Rui Huang,
Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 32(2): 207-222,
September 2013 (link).
"Crisis-Induced Depression, Physical Activity
and Dietary Intake among Young Adults: Evidence from the
9/11 Terrorist Attacks," with Yang Wang, Economics &
Human Biology 11(2): 206-220, March 2013 (link).
"Depression, Antidepressant Use and Weight Gain," with
George Wehby, International Journal of Applied Economics
9(2): 1-38, September 2012 (link).
"The Relationship between Food Assistance and Health: A
Review of the Literature and Empirical Strategies for Identifying
Program Effects," with Chad Meyerhoefer, Applied
Economic Perspectives and Policy 33(3): 304-344, September
2011 (link).
"Do Bad Report Cards Have Consequences? Impacts of Publicly
Reported Provider Quality Information on the CABG Market in
Pennsylvania," with Justin Wang, Jason Hockenberry and
Shin-Yi Chou, Journal of Health Economics 30(2):
392-407, March 2011 (link).