Scott Adams

Professor, Economics

Education

PhD, Michigan State University
BS, University of Scranton

Research Interests

Health Economics
Labor Economics
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.