Cannabis Policy Effects: Understanding Local Variation

While a variety of economic analyses assess the relationship between state legalization of adult cannabis use and behavioral outcomes, understanding substate variation in key policy details is necessary to pinpoint cannabis policies’ effects and inform regulation. To that end, research assistance is sought to work with a multidisciplinary team compiling local cannabis policy data for a range of econometric analyses. This position would be ideal for a student who is interested in both law and economics. Working with health economists, legal epidemiologists, and health policy experts, this student will by trained in and contribute to the conduct of legal research, coding local cannabis policy details, and conducting preliminary analyses under Dr. Friedman’s guidance, alongside other undergraduate, post-doctoral, and faculty collaborators.