Research and Publications

My research focuses on program participation, evaluation, and design. I also do work related to poverty and health. 

Published Research

Moellman, Nicholas and Cody Vaughn. ``Medicaid Generosity and Food Insecurity Among Children,'' Accepted,  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Wagar, Matthew K. MD; Forlines, Grayson L. PhD; Moellman, Nicholas PhD; Carlson, Anisa; Matthews, Michael PhD and Makeba Williams MD (2022). ``Postpartum opportunistic salpingectomy compared with bilateral tubal ligation following vaginal delivery for ovarian cancer risk reduction: A cost-effectiveness analysis,'' Obstetrics & Gynecology (featured article). doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000826728.00098.7a

Moellman, Nicholas, and Danko Tarabar. "Economic freedom reform: does culture matter?" Journal of Institutional Economics (2021): 1-19. doi: 10.1017/S1744137421000217

Moellman, Nicholas. "Fiscal structure and programme response over the business cycle: evidence from Medicaid and SCHIP." Applied Economics Letters 28.4 (2021): 299-304. doi:10.1080/13504851.2020.1752891

Moellman, Nicholas. "Healthcare and Hunger: Effects of the ACA Medicaid expansions on food insecurity in America." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 42.2 (2020): 168-186. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1752891

Moellman, Nicholas and Aparna Mitra. 2013. "Indian Gaming in Oklahoma: Implications for Community Welfare," The Journal of Socio-Economics, vol. 45, issue C, pages 64-70. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2013.04.001

Working Papers

Moellman, Nicholas; Vaughn, Cody and James P. Ziliak. ``The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Expansions on Food Insecurity in America''.

Bianco, Timothy and Nicholas Moellman. "Consumer Debt and Program Participation," https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4214734.

Works in Progress

"The Minimum Wage and Program Interaction"

"Fiscal Structure, Cross Program Substitution, and Program Response"