Karen Smith Conway

Karen Smith Conway Professor of Economics 603.862.3386 ksconway@cisunix.unh.edu

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For a complete listing, see CV

“Parental Effort, School Resources and Student Achievement,” (with Andrew Houtenville), Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming.

“What About Mom? The Forgotten Beneficiary of the Medicaid Expansions,” (with Andrea Kutinova), Southern Economic Journal, forthcoming.

“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

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