My research in applied microeconomics and labor economics spans topics on discrimination, race, identity, mental health, immigration.
Journal articles
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Hussain Hadah, “The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Attitudes on Hispanic Identity in the U.S." Southern Economic Journal, (2024), doi:
https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.12749
Working papers
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Hussain Hadah, “The Effect of Anti-Asian Attitudes on Asian Identity in the U.S." Under Review
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Hussain Hadah and Gael Compta, "The Effects of Waiting Periods on Firearm Suicides in the U.S."
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Hussain Hadah, “Democracy and Ethnic Favoritism: Evidence from Africa,” Under Review
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Hussain Hadah, “The Impact of Hispanic Last Names and Identity on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes,” Under Review
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Hussain Hadah, “Peer Effects in Adolescent Mental Health,” Working Paper
Works in Progress
- Hussain Hadah. "Endogenous Hispanic Identity and Ethnic Gaps in the U.S."
- Patrick Button, Hussain Hadah, David Schwegman, Javiera Selman, Tran Nguyen-Phuong, and Cathy Balfe. "Sexual Orientation and Racial Discrimination in Mortgage Lending: An Audit Correspondence Field Experiment."
- Related: See Balfe et al. (2022) for the pilot study.
- Note: The experiment is in the field.
- Patrick Button, Hussain Hadah, Douglas Harris, and Barbara Lundebjerg. "Parent’s Choice or School’s Choice? Discrimination Against Students in Admission to Private, Charter, and Traditional Public Schools."
- Note: we will be estimating discrimination based on race and ethnicity (White, Black, Hispanic), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (student has an IEP), and religion (Christian, Jewish, Muslim). We are finalizing the experimental design and will be running a pilot study in Fall 2024.
- You can find a link to a Russell Sage Foundation letter of interest using this link.
- Patrick Button, Clare Daniel, Hussain Hadah, Julie Hernandez, Mirya Holman, and Anna Mahoney. "Auditing Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Racial biases, misinformation, and the misallocation government resources."
- Note: We are currently working on the experimental design and expect to run a pilot in September 2024.
- Augustine Denteh and Hussain Hadah. "Immigration Enforcement and Hispanic Children Outcomes."