Travis Whitacre
@traviswhitacre.bsky.social
Yale Postdoc | SMU PhD | Fields: Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconometrics | Studying child development, mortality, and health inequities | he/him | WT alum
Website: https://traviswhitacre.github.io/
Website: https://traviswhitacre.github.io/
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January 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Engagement photos preceding our wedding in May! @isabelkitschelt.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Engagement photos preceding our wedding in May! @isabelkitschelt.bsky.social
I’ll take “things that didn’t happen for $500 please”
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I’ll take “things that didn’t happen for $500 please”
Our contributions to the thanksgiving table this year
November 29, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Our contributions to the thanksgiving table this year
Will be exciting to root for SMU in the ACC Championship Game!
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Will be exciting to root for SMU in the ACC Championship Game!
The results are staggering. A correct diagnosis for children with ADHD creates substantial gains in their future educational attainment and financial outcomes.
Ex. a boy who likely has ADHD is 72.2% more likely to obtain a college degree if they likely receive a diagnosis, than if they do not.
Ex. a boy who likely has ADHD is 72.2% more likely to obtain a college degree if they likely receive a diagnosis, than if they do not.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The results are staggering. A correct diagnosis for children with ADHD creates substantial gains in their future educational attainment and financial outcomes.
Ex. a boy who likely has ADHD is 72.2% more likely to obtain a college degree if they likely receive a diagnosis, than if they do not.
Ex. a boy who likely has ADHD is 72.2% more likely to obtain a college degree if they likely receive a diagnosis, than if they do not.
For a girl's likelihood of employment in adulthood:
The red (blue) line denotes those in the bottom (upper) quartile of risk of going undiagnosed. I fix ADHD risk at the level of the median student with an observed diagnosis.
The effect is the difference between these lines at this point.
The red (blue) line denotes those in the bottom (upper) quartile of risk of going undiagnosed. I fix ADHD risk at the level of the median student with an observed diagnosis.
The effect is the difference between these lines at this point.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
For a girl's likelihood of employment in adulthood:
The red (blue) line denotes those in the bottom (upper) quartile of risk of going undiagnosed. I fix ADHD risk at the level of the median student with an observed diagnosis.
The effect is the difference between these lines at this point.
The red (blue) line denotes those in the bottom (upper) quartile of risk of going undiagnosed. I fix ADHD risk at the level of the median student with an observed diagnosis.
The effect is the difference between these lines at this point.
The results of the first stage shows ADHD risk among different populations, as well as the risks of going undiagnosed with ADHD and that same risk conditional on having ADHD.
Notably: There are wide socioeconomic disparities in who gets correctly diagnosed.
Notably: There are wide socioeconomic disparities in who gets correctly diagnosed.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The results of the first stage shows ADHD risk among different populations, as well as the risks of going undiagnosed with ADHD and that same risk conditional on having ADHD.
Notably: There are wide socioeconomic disparities in who gets correctly diagnosed.
Notably: There are wide socioeconomic disparities in who gets correctly diagnosed.
The estimates of ADHD risk and risk of going undiagnosed (conditional on having ADHD) are then used in the following probit model to test the impact of both ADHD and being undiagnosed with ADHD on human capital development.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The estimates of ADHD risk and risk of going undiagnosed (conditional on having ADHD) are then used in the following probit model to test the impact of both ADHD and being undiagnosed with ADHD on human capital development.
Using longitudinal data from Add Health, I employ a partial observability model, extended from Poirier (1980) and Nguimkeu et al. (2019), to estimate the ADHD risk and the risk of going undiagnosed with ADHD for every individual in the sample.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Using longitudinal data from Add Health, I employ a partial observability model, extended from Poirier (1980) and Nguimkeu et al. (2019), to estimate the ADHD risk and the risk of going undiagnosed with ADHD for every individual in the sample.
While ADHD is hereditary, its diagnosis is not. Demographic and socioeconomic factors affect selection into seeking a diagnosis.
Ex. Girls are less likely to be diagnosed than boys. If symptoms present as more disruptive boys, a teacher would be more likely to recommend that they see a clinician.
Ex. Girls are less likely to be diagnosed than boys. If symptoms present as more disruptive boys, a teacher would be more likely to recommend that they see a clinician.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
While ADHD is hereditary, its diagnosis is not. Demographic and socioeconomic factors affect selection into seeking a diagnosis.
Ex. Girls are less likely to be diagnosed than boys. If symptoms present as more disruptive boys, a teacher would be more likely to recommend that they see a clinician.
Ex. Girls are less likely to be diagnosed than boys. If symptoms present as more disruptive boys, a teacher would be more likely to recommend that they see a clinician.
Hi all!
I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year.
Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io
Some highlights of the paper:
#EconJMP #EconSky
I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year.
Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io
Some highlights of the paper:
#EconJMP #EconSky
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Hi all!
I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year.
Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io
Some highlights of the paper:
#EconJMP #EconSky
I am Travis Whitacre, an Applied Microeconomist and Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Public Health. I am on the Economic Job Market this year.
Learn more about me, as well as a link to my JMP: traviswhitacre.github.io
Some highlights of the paper:
#EconJMP #EconSky
She said yes! A truly wonderful day in Shenandoah this weekend!
April 14, 2024 at 10:29 PM
She said yes! A truly wonderful day in Shenandoah this weekend!
I was trying out the app Perplexity, recommended by the NYT with a claim it was a worthy complement to google.
I searched “gender differences in incarceration rates for people with ADHD”.
It provides a succinct claim, but the source? It made it up.
I searched “gender differences in incarceration rates for people with ADHD”.
It provides a succinct claim, but the source? It made it up.
February 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
I was trying out the app Perplexity, recommended by the NYT with a claim it was a worthy complement to google.
I searched “gender differences in incarceration rates for people with ADHD”.
It provides a succinct claim, but the source? It made it up.
I searched “gender differences in incarceration rates for people with ADHD”.
It provides a succinct claim, but the source? It made it up.