Publications:
Templeton, Zachary, Nate Apathy, R. Tamara Konetzka, Meghan M. Skira, and Rachel M. Werner (2023). The Health Effects of Nursing Home Specialization in Post-Acute Care. Journal of Health Economics, 92: 102823.
Schmutte, Ian M. and Meghan M. Skira (Forthcoming). The Response of Firms to Maternity Leave and Sickness Absence (First Version: June 2020; Current Version: March 2023). IZA Discussion Paper No. 15336. Journal of Human Resources.
Skira, Meghan M., Sijiu Wang, and R. Tamara Konetzka (2022). Trends in Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services Waivers For Older Adults. Health Affairs, 41(8): 1176-1181.
Lawler, Emily C. and Meghan M. Skira (2022). Information Shocks and Pharmaceutical Firms’ Marketing Efforts: Evidence from the Chantix Black Box Warning Removal. Journal of Health Economics, 81: 102557. (Working Paper PDF).
Werner, Rachel, Zachary Templeton, Nate Apathy, Meghan M. Skira, and R. Tamara Konetzka (2021). Trends in Post-Acute Care in U.S. Nursing Homes: 2001 to 2017. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22(12): 2491-2495.e2.
Bütikofer, Aline, Julie Riise, and Meghan M. Skira (2021). The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 13(1): 67-105. (Working Paper PDF and Appendix).
Bütikofer, Aline, Christopher Cronin, and Meghan M. Skira (2020). Employment Effects of Healthcare Policy: Evidence from the 2007 FDA Black Box Warning on Antidepressants. Journal of Health Economics, 73: 102348. (Working Paper PDF and Appendix).
Coe, Norma B., Meghan M. Skira, and Eric B. Lawson (2018). A Comprehensive Measure of the Costs of Caring for a Parent: Differences According to Functional Status. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(10): 2003-2008.
Beauchamp, Andrew, Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, Shannon Seitz, and Meghan M. Skira (2018). Single Moms and Deadbeat Dads: The Role of Earnings, Marriage Market Conditions, and Preference Heterogeneity. International Economic Review, 59(1): 191-232. (Working Paper PDF).
Konetzka, R. Tamara, Meghan M. Skira, and Rachel M. Werner (2018). Incentive Design and Quality Improvements: Evidence from State Medicaid Nursing Home Pay-for-Performance Programs. American Journal of Health Economics, 4(1): 105-130. (Working Paper PDF).
Bütikofer, Aline and Meghan M. Skira (2018). Missing Work is a Pain: The Effect of Cox-2 Inhibitors on Sickness Absence and Disability Pension Receipt. The Journal of Human Resources, 53(1): 71-122. (Working Paper PDF).
Werner, Rachel M., Meghan M. Skira, and R. Tamara Konetzka (2016). An Evaluation of Performance Thresholds in Nursing Home Pay-for-Performance. Health Services Research 51(6): 2282-2304.
Coe, Norma B., Meghan M. Skira, and Courtney Van Houtven (2015). Long-Term Care Insurance: Does Experience Matter? Journal of Health Economics 40: 122-131. (Working Paper PDF).
Skira, Meghan M. (2015). Dynamic Wage and Employment Effects of Elder Parent Care. International Economic Review 56(1): 63-93. (Working Paper PDF).
Van Houtven, Courtney, Norma B. Coe, and Meghan M. Skira (2013). The Effect of Informal Care on Work and Wages. Journal of Health Economics 32(1): 240-252. (Working Paper PDF).
Working Papers:
"Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Cognition, Economic Behavior, and Long-Run Planning" (2025) with Yeongmi Jeong, Nicholas Papageorge, and Kevin Thom. NBER Working Paper 32181. Submitted.
“The Effect of Hospital Breastfeeding Policies on Infant Health" (2025) with Emily C. Lawler. Submitted.
"The Complicated Links between Genetic Endowments for Smoking and Health" (2024) with Yeongmi Jeong.
Work in Progress:
"Financial Incentives for Therapy Completion: A Randomized Control Trial with US Veterans" with Christopher Cronin and Ethan Lieber.
"Family Friendly Occupations and Later Life Caregiving" with Yulya Truskinovsky and Isabella Yerby.
"Is Video Watching Bad for Kids? The Effect of Video Watching on Children's Skills'' with Carolina Caetano, Gregorio Caetano, and Débora Mazetto