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Karen Smith ConwayProfessor of Economics603.862.3386 ksconway [at] cisunix [dot] unh [dot] edu |
Fields of Specialization:
Applied econometrics; health economics; labor supply; and public economics
Education:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
B.A., Eastern Illinois University
Biography:
Recent Research:
For a complete listing, see CV
Conway, K., Rork, J. C. (2008). Income Tax Preferences for the Elderly. Public Finance Review, 36(5), 523-62.
Conway, K., Rork, J. C. (2008). Income Tax Breaks for the Elderly -- How Did We Get Here?. Public Policy & Aging Report, 18(4), 1, 33-39.
Houtenville, A., Conway, K. (2008). Parental Effort, School Resources and Student Achievement. Journal of Human Resources, XLIII(2), 437-53.
Kutinova, A., Conway, K. (2008). What About Mom? The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions. Southern Economic Journal, 74(4), 1070-1104.
“Maternal Health: Does Prenatal Care Make a Difference?” (with Andrea Kutinova), Health Economics, May 2006, 15(5), pp. 461-88.
“State ‘Death’ Taxes and Elderly Migration–the Chicken or the Egg?” (with Jonathan Rork), National Tax Journal, March 2006, Vol. LIX, No. 1, pp. 97-128.
“Is Prenatal Care Really Ineffective? Or, is the 'Devil' in the Distribution?” (with Partha Deb), Journal of Health Economics, May 2005, 24(3), pp. 489-513.
Honors & Awards:
University of New Hampshire Faculty Scholars Award, 2004
University of New Hampshire Outstanding Associate Professor Award, 2003
Whittemore School of Business and Economics Award for Teaching Excellence, 2000
University of New Hampshire Award for Excellence in Research, 1994
Personal Web Site:
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~ksconway/