Research

Selected Working Papers

• Lee, D., Li, J. Financial determinants and consequences of intergenerational caregiving among US households.

• Lee, D., Park, S., Gray S., Li, J. Association of psychotropic medication use with emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and related expenditures among older adults with cognitive impairment: A retrospective cohort study.

Selected Publications

• Lee, D., Basu, A., Dugan, J., Karaca-Mandic, P. Do for-profit hospitals cream-skim patients? Evidence from inpatient psychiatric care in California. Journal of Health Economics, 2025. [Link]

• Lee, D., Basu, A. Deploying differential distance as an instrumental variable: Alternative forms, estimators, and specifications. Health Economics, 2025. [Link]

• Lee, D., Li, J. Medicare enrollment increased visits to primary care providers but not mental health care providers, 2014-21. Health Affairs, 2025. [Link]

• Lee, D., Kim, S., Dugan, J. The effect of prescription drug insurance on the incidence of potentially inappropriate prescribing: Evidence from Medicare Part D. Health Economics, 2024. [Link]

• Lee, D., Kim, Y., Devine, B. Spillover effects of mental health disorders on family members’ health-related quality of life: Evidence from a US sample. Medical Decision Making, 2022. [Link]