Angela K. Dills

Western Carolina University

Gimelstob-Landry Distinguished Professor

Cullowhee, NC 28723

United States

http://faculty.wcu.edu/akdills

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1.

Ride-Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2017
Angela K. Dills and Sean E. Mulholland
Western Carolina University and Western Carolina University
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Ride-Sharing, Uber, Crashes, Crime, Traffic fatalities

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Trends in the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Mar 2006
Angela K. Dills
Western Carolina University
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human capital, educational economics

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Dose of Reality: The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations

Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 799
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Sep 2016
Angela K. Dills, Sietse Goffard and Jeffrey Miron
Western Carolina University, Cato Institute and Cato Institute
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Marijuana, Drug Policy, Legalization, Decriminalization, State Policy

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Course Scheduling and Academic Performance

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Course Scheduling and Academic Performance

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Jul 2005
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández-Julián
Western Carolina University and Metropolitan State College of Denver
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grades, time of day, academic performance

Course Scheduling and Academic Performance

Economics of Education Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Aug 2007
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández-Julián
Western Carolina University and Metropolitan State College of Denver
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grades, time of day, academic performance

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The Effects of School Choice on Mental Health

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Oct 2018
Corey DeAngelis and Angela K. Dills
American Federation for Children and Western Carolina University
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school choice; school vouchers; charter schools; mental health; non-cognitive skills

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The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update

Cato Institute, Policy Analysis No. 908
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Mar 2021
Angela K. Dills, Sietse Goffard, Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin
Western Carolina University, Cato Institute, Cato Institute and Cato Institute
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marijuana, drug regulation, marijuana regulation, recreational marijuana, medicinal marijuana, recreational drug use, drug legislation

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Recess, Physical Education, and Elementary School Student Outcomes

Economics of Education Review, Vol. 30, Issue 5
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2011
Angela K. Dills, Hillary N. Morgan and Kurt W. Rotthoff
Western Carolina University, Drew University and Seton Hall University - W. Paul Stillman School of Business
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Recess, Physical Education, Education, Test Scores

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Teacher Attitudes and Teacher Knowledge in Economic Education

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Feb 2008
Angela K. Dills and Dennis Placone
Western Carolina University and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
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academic achievement, teacher quality

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Does Telemedicine Save Lives? Evidence on the Effect of Telemedicine Parity Laws on Mortality Rates

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Nov 2018
Angela K. Dills and Jiajia Chen
Western Carolina University and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics
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Telehealth, Telemedicine, Parity Laws, Mortality Rates

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The Political Economy of Drug and Alcohol Regulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Forthcoming, Southern Economic Journal
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2021
Audrey Redford and Angela K. Dills
Western Carolina University - College of Business and Western Carolina University
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rent-seeking, public unions, alcohol policy, bureaucracy, public choice, COVID-19, illicit drug policy, unintended consequences, interventionism

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Transfer College Quality and Student Performance

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Jul 2005
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández-Julián
Western Carolina University and Metropolitan State College of Denver
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college quality, transfer students, grades

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What Do Economists Know About Crime?

NBER Working Paper No. w13759
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2022
Angela K. Dills, Jeffrey A. Miron and Garrett Summers
Western Carolina University, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Impact of State Contraceptive Insurance Mandates

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Apr 2014
Angela K. Dills and Anca Cotet Grecu
Western Carolina University and Seton Hall University
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insurance mandate, contraceptive, sex, pregnancy, abortion, birth rates, infant health, economics of the family

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More Choice, Less Crime

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Dec 2007
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández-Julián
Western Carolina University and Metropolitan State College of Denver
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juvenile crime, school choice

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Classroom Diversity and Academic Outcomes

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Classroom Diversity and Academic Outcomes

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 31 May 2017
Angela K. Dills
Western Carolina University
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peer effects, academic achievement, higher education, classroom diversity

Classroom Diversity and Academic Outcomes

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 56, Issue 1, pp. 304-316, 2018
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 05 Dec 2017
Angela K. Dills
Western Carolina University
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Class Size, Learning, and Knowledge Decay

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Mar 2017
Kevin Belanger, Angela K. Dills, Rey Hernández-Julián and Kurt W. Rotthoff
Seton Hall University, Western Carolina University, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Seton Hall University - W. Paul Stillman School of Business
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Knowledge Decay, (Summer) Learning Loss, Class Size

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The Peculiarities of Public and Private Production: Within School Sorting of Pupils

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Mar 2006
Angela K. Dills and Sean E. Mulholland
Western Carolina University and Western Carolina University
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Public production, education, class size

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Catholic Schools, Competition, and Public School Quality

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Mar 2012
Juliana Carattini, Angela K. Dills, Sean E. Mulholland and Rachel Sederberg
Stonehill College, Western Carolina University, Western Carolina University and Stonehill College
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competition, Catholic, public school, abuse scandal

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Alcohol Prohibition and Cirrhosis

NBER Working Paper No. w9681
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 May 2003 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2022
Angela K. Dills and Jeffrey A. Miron
Western Carolina University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Knowledge Decay between Semesters

Economics of Education Review, Vol. 50, 2016
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2016
Angela K. Dills, Rey Hernández-Julián and Kurt W. Rotthoff
Western Carolina University, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Seton Hall University - W. Paul Stillman School of Business
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The Effects of Marijuana Liberalizations: Evidence from Monitoring the Future

NBER Working Paper No. w23779
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2022
Angela K. Dills, Sietse Goffard and Jeffrey A. Miron
Western Carolina University, Cato Institute and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Effects of State Contraceptive Insurance Mandates

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Apr 2016
Angela K. Dills and Anca Cotet Grecu
Western Carolina University and Seton Hall University
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insurance mandate, contraceptive, birth rates, infant health, economics of the family

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Religiosity and State Welfare

NBER Working Paper No. w19169
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández-Julián
Western Carolina University and Metropolitan State College of Denver
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Government Policy and Tuition in Higher Education

MERCATUS RESEARCH
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Angela K. Dills, Rey Hernández-Julián and Nathan Hale
Western Carolina University, Metropolitan State College of Denver and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Negative Publicity and Catholic Schools

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 50, Issue 1, pp. 143-152, 2012
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Jan 2012
Angela K. Dills and Rey Hernández‐Julián
Western Carolina University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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