Healthcare and Labor Economics

Nepal, T., & Shakya, S. (2025). Scope-of-practice regulations and physician assistant inter-state mobility. Journal of Labor Research. Download

Sugg, M., Shakya, S., Ulrich, S., Runkle, J., & Tyson, J. (2025). Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina. The Journal of Rural Health. DOI: 10.1111/jrh.70020. (NRHA Article of the Year, 2026.) Download

Shakya, S., Nepal, T., Mathew, M., & Timmons, E. (2024). Anti-maintenance of certification and elderly physician supply. Economics Letters. Download

Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., & Norris, C. (2024). Military spouse licensing: A case study of registered nurses near military bases. Journal of Regulatory Economics. Download

Beniwal, S., & Shakya, S. (2024). Hospital ownership changes and charge-to-cost shifts. Economics Letters. Download

Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., Bae, K., & Timmons, E. (2024). The pharmacist will see you now: Pharmacist prescriptive authority and access to care in Idaho. Contemporary Economic Policy. Download

Bae, K., Norris, C., Shakya, S., & Timmons, E. (2023). Advanced practice registered nurse full practice authority, provider supply, and health outcomes: A border analysis. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. Download

Plemmons, A., Shakya, S., Cato, K., Sadarangani, T., Poghosyan, L., & Timmons, E. (2022). Exploring the relationship between nurse practitioner full practice authority, nurse practitioner workforce diversity, and disparate primary care access. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. Download

Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse licensure compact and mobility. Journal of Labor Research. Download

Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does scope of practice affect mobility of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries? Journal of Labor Research. Download

Ismailova, Z., Etienne, X., Shakya, S., & Mattos, F. (2020). Quantifying the announcement effects in the US lumber futures market. Journal of Forest Economics. Download