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Liam Sigaud

George Mason University - Mercatus Center

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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Why Three Studies by Vuorre and Przybylski Should Not Be Used To Assess the Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 31 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2026
George Mason University - Mercatus Center, New York University (NYU), New York University (NYU) and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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social media, mental health, anxiety, depression, adolescent development

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Understanding Discrimination in College Admissions: A Field Experiment

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Nov 2024
Clemson University, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, George Mason University - Mercatus Center, Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics and NWEA
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Discrimination, Education, Field Experiments

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Rural Healthcare Access and Supply Constraints: a Causal Analysis

Melo, V., Sigaud, L., Neilson, E., & Bjoerkheim, M. (2024). Rural healthcare access and supply constraints: A causal analysis. Southern Economic Journal, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.12686
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jun 2024
Clemson University, George Mason University - Mercatus Center, Southern Utah University and Mercatus Center - George Mason University
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Healthcare Access, Rural Areas, Regulation, Certificate-of-need

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Right-to-Work Laws and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Feb 2024
Vitor Melo and Liam Sigaud
Clemson University and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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Discrimination, right-to-work laws, field experiments, public policy

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The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion Is Shifting Resources away from Low-Income Children

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Dec 2022
Charles Blahous and Liam Sigaud
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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Affordable Care Act, children’s health, effects of Medicaid expansion, entitlement spending, federal health policy, federal health programs, health policy, Medicaid, Medicaid benefits, Medicaid children, Medicaid eligibility groups, Medicaid expansion, Medicaid spending, Medicaid spending trends, Ob

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The Effect of the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion on the Mental Health Of Already-Enrolled Medicaid Beneficiaries

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Oct 2023
Mercatus Center - George Mason University, George Mason University - Mercatus Center and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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access to care, Affordable Care Act, health policy, Medicaid, Medicaid benefits, Medicaid and depression, Medicaid and mental health, Medicaid and older adults, Medicaid expansion, Medicaid expansion and mental health, Medicaid expansion original beneficiaries

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Public Smoking Bans and Drinking Behaviors: Impact by Sex and Race/Ethnicity in the United States

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Feb 2025
University of Maine, University of Maine, University of Maine and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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alcohol, Drinking, Government Policy, Public Health, Race, ethnicity

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Healthcare Openness and Access Project: Methodology

Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Jan 2023
Kofi Ampaabeng and Liam Sigaud
affiliation not provided to SSRN and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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access, health, openness, policy, regulation