- Human Resources and Workforce
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Global Health Care Issues
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
- Sustainable Development and Policies
Ohio University
2023-2024
Abstract The rapid digitalization of jobs in the United States and globally provides both an economic opportunity a challenge for upskilling reskilling workforce. Retraining reintegrating displaced or at‐risk workers, particularly competitive labor market, brings significant benefits to communities, employers, employees. Individuals declining occupations likely lack requisite digital literacy associated skills that enable them transition smoothly into roles require proficiency. Drawing from...
The U.S. is currently the country with highest number of COVID-19 deaths. By second week October 2021, over 700,000 people in had died after contracting virus. When estimating cost and benefit a prevention measure, value statistical life (VSL) has been widely used as an approximation for lost life. However, VSL arguably overstates costs deaths caused by because captures private individual’s benefit, it same everyone regardless where they live, their productivity, age, gender. In this study,...
“Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all” is one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. A key target achieving this goal increasing share renewable energy. In States, many states are evaluating environmental economic impacts transition. This study provides an in-depth evaluation impact Ohio’s proposed Community Solar Pilot Program, which plans install 1750 MW new solar capacity, including 250 on distressed Appalachian sites. We combine...
Abstract Hollowing out is a term that refers to the decline in share of middle‐pay and middle‐skilled jobs relative low‐pay high‐pay jobs. This study employs county‐level occupational data at place employment document hollowing across regions Ohio. The with information allow us how regions' economic heterogeneity contributes middle‐paying Ohio over 2001–2019 period. Of 88 counties Ohio, 77 experienced declines shares On average, Appalachian higher rates than other counties. We found...