Dear colleagues,

we cordially invite you to our online research seminar

Wednesday, 20th of January, 2021, 4pm:

Emily C. Lawler (University of Georgia, @EmilyCLawler)

"The Effect of Hospital Breastfeeding Laws on Maternal Behaviors and Household Time Allocation“


Emily C. Lawler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, specializing in the fields of health economics and applied microeconomics.
Research interests: public policies on maternal and child health, the effects of vaccination policies on health and health behaviors.


Selected publications:
* “Effectiveness of Vaccination Recommendations versus Mandates: Evidence from the hepatitis A vaccine, ” Journal of Health Economics 52 (Jan 2017): 45-62.
* “Direct and Spillover Effects of Middle School Vaccination Requirements” (with Christopher S. Carpenter).  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 11(1), February 2019: 95-125. 
* “Giving Teens a Boost? Effects of Adolescent Meningococcal Vaccine Recommendations,” American Journal of Health Economics 6(2), 2020.
* “Association of Hospital Worker Influenza Vaccination Laws with Mortality in the United States” (with Mariana Carrera and Corey White).  Annals of Internal Medicine (Jan 2021).

Please register at https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/online-research-seminar/ for the zoom link. 

With best regards,
René Böheim

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PD René Böheim, PhD
Department of Economics

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