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Michael L. Anderson

U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Assistant Professor

207 Giannini Hall, MC 3310

Berkeley, CA 94720-3310

United States

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1.

Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 01 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2010
Michael L. Anderson and David A. Matsa
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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economics of regulation, health production, obesity, fat tax

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Uncovering Gender Differences in the Effects of Early Intervention: A Reevaluation of the Abecedarian, Perry Preschool, and Early Training Projects

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2009
Michael L. Anderson
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Downloads 361 (205,787)
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preschool, early, intervention, human, capital, education

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Safety for Whom? The Effects of Light Trucks on Traffic Fatalities

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jan 2008
Michael L. Anderson
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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SUV, sport utility vehicles, highways

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Restaurants, Regulation, and the Supersizing of America

Regulation, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2010
Michael L. Anderson and David A. Matsa
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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As the Wind Blows: The Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution on Mortality

NBER Working Paper No. w21578
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Michael L. Anderson
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Does Telecommuting Reduce Trip-Making? Evidence From a U.S. Panel During the COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Periods

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Sep 2022
Hassan Obeid, Michael L. Anderson, Mohamed Amine Bouzaghrane and Joan L. Walker
University of California, Berkeley, U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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telecommuting, induced travel, causal effects, longitudinal data, semi-empirical designs

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Subways, Strikes, and Slowdowns: The Impacts of Public Transit on Traffic Congestion

NBER Working Paper No. w18757
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
Michael L. Anderson
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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School Lunch Quality and Academic Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w23218
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
Michael L. Anderson, Justin Gallagher and Elizabeth Ramirez Ritchie
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management and University of California, Berkeley
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The Benefits of College Athletic Success: An Application of the Propensity Score Design with Instrumental Variables

NBER Working Paper No. w18196
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2023
Michael L. Anderson
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on the Use of Medical Services

NBER Working Paper No. w15823
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2023
Michael L. Anderson, Carlos Dobkin and Tal Gross
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Department of Health Policy and Management
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Pounds that Kill: The External Costs of Vehicle Weight

NBER Working Paper No. w17170
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Michael L. Anderson, Max Auffhammer and Max Auffhammer
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Split-Sample Strategies for Avoiding False Discoveries

NBER Working Paper No. w23544
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 04 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 02 May 2026
Michael L. Anderson and Jeremy Magruder
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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Real-world Effectiveness of the Influenza Vaccine in Young Children

NBER Working Paper No. w33856
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 May 2025
Michael L. Anderson, Carlos Dobkin, Devon Gorry and Hung Fu Tseng
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Clemson University and Kaiser Permanente Southern California
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Superstitions, Street Traffic, and Subjective Well-Being

NBER Working Paper No. w21551
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 22 May 2022
Michael L. Anderson, Fangwen Lu, Yiran Zhang, Jun Yang and Ping Qin
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Renmin University of China, Beijing Transportation Research Center and Renmin University of China
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Two Empirical Tests of Hypercongestion

NBER Working Paper No. w24469
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 11 May 2026
Michael L. Anderson and Lucas W. Davis
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Uber and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities

NBER Working Paper No. w29071
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2023
Michael L. Anderson and Lucas Davis
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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Bounds, Benefits, and Bad Air: Welfare Impacts of Pollution Alerts

NBER Working Paper No. w29637
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Michael L. Anderson, Minwoo Hyun and Jaecheol Lee
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara and University of California, Berkeley
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Highly Powered Analysis Plans

NBER Working Paper No. w29843
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 14 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2023
Michael L. Anderson and Jeremy Magruder
U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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