Research

Publications

Transgender Transitioning and Responsiveness to Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands (with John Cawley and Hans van Kippersluis)
American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings (AEA P&P), Forthcoming, 2024 (114)

Abstract: This study examines a 2014 policy change in the Netherlands that simplified the process to legally transition one’s gender. Administrative data for 2006-22 indicate there was a 725% increase in transitions after the policy change, suggesting that legal gender transitions are elastic to costs and barriers. The policy change was followed by a 10-year reduction in the average age at transition, and a reduction in the use of gender-affirming care in the 3 years prior to transitioning. This research sheds light on how policy changes can influence decisions related to gender transitioning and the use of gender-affirming care.

Works in progress

Dynamics in Health and Employment Before and After Transgender Transitioning: Evidence from Dutch Administrative Data (with Hans van Kippersluis and John Cawley)

Healing Gaps: General Practicioners' Influence on Minority Health (with Vahid Moghani)

Increasing the Minimum Legal Drinking Age: Impacts on Adolescent Alcohol Consumption (with Liying Zhang, Hans van Kippersluis, John Cawley, Karin Monshouwer, Saskia van Dorsselaer, and Ruud Roodbeen)