Rong Hai

Education: Ph.D. Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interests:

Human Capital: Inequality, education, health, addiction, crime, skill formation, preference formation
Household Finance: Consumption, insurance, financial inclusion

Panel discussion on Inequality with three Nobel Laureates: Video is available.

Email: rhai@bus.miami.edu Office: 523F Jenkins. Phone: (305) 284-5731

Selected Working Papers and Work in Progress

The Causal Effects of Youth Cigarette Addiction and Education (with James J. Heckman), September 2024.

Revise & Resubmit at International Economic Review.
Previous title: ``Banking Access and Racial Inequality: Wealth and Human Capital Accumulation of Young Men"

Juvenile Crime, Education, and Expungement Policy (with Limor Golan).

Technology, Growth, and Skill Obsolescence (with Joseph Kaboski and Ge Sun).

Publications

Policy Journal Publication

The Impact of Juvenile Conviction on Human Capital and Labor Market Outcomes (with Limor Golan and Hayley Wabiszewski). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review. First Quarter 2022.