Scott J. Adams
Professor
Bolton Hall 820
Website: http://people.uwm.edu/sjadams/
Degrees
PhD, Michigan State University
BS, University of Scranton
Research Interests
Health Economics, Labor Economics
Current Projects
Behaviors of smokers and drinkers, Worker preferences for employer-provided health insurance, Economics of school shootings
Selected Publications
Abouk, R., S. Adams, B. Feng, J.C. Maclean and M.F. Pesko. “The effect of e‐cigarette taxes on pre‐pregnancy and prenatal smoking,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 42 (4), 2023, 908-940.
Abouk, R. and S. Adams. “Bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors and smoking among high school students,” Journal of Health Economics 54, 2017, 17-24.
Adams, S., C. Cotti and N. Tefft. “Seatbelt use among drunk drivers in different legislative settings,” Economic Inquiry 53 (1), 2015, 758-772
Abouk, R. and S. Adams. “Texting bans on roadways: Do they work? Or do drivers just react to the announcement of the bans?” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2013, 179 – 199.
Adams, S., M. Blackburn, and C. Cotti. “Minimum Wages and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities among Teens.” Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 94, No. 3, 2012, 828 – 840.
Adams, S. and C. Cotti. “Drunk Driving After the Passage of Smoking Bans in Bars.” Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 92, No. 5-6, 2008, 1288 – 1305.
Adams, S. “Health Insurance Market Reform and Employee Compensation: The Case of Pure Community Rating in New York.” Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 91, No. 5-6, 2007, 1119 – 1133.
Adams, S. “Age discrimination legislation and the employment of older workers,” Labour Economics 11 (2), 2004, 219 – 241.