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Healthcare and Labor Economics

  1. Kanimian, S. & Shakya, S. (2026). When a Neighbor Closes: Ownership and Hospital Profits. Eastern Economic Journal. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  2. Shakya, S. and RoyChoudhury, A. (2026). Access to mental health care services and suicide rates in the United States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  3. Nepal, T., & Shakya, S. (2025). Scope-of-Practice Regulations and Physician Assistant Inter-State Practice Relocation. Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  4. 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. (NRHA Article of the Year, 2026.) Free PDF Paper note

  5. Shakya, S., Nepal, T., Mathew, M., & Timmons, E. (2024). Anti-maintenance of certification and elderly physician supply. Economics Letters. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

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

  7. Beniwal, S., & Shakya, S. (2024). Hospital ownership changes and charge-to-cost shifts. Economics Letters. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  8. 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. DOI. Download Paper note

  9. 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. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  10. 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. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  11. Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse licensure compact and mobility. Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  12. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does scope of practice affect mobility of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries? Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  13. Ismailova, Z., Etienne, X., Shakya, S., & Mattos, F. (2020). Quantifying the announcement effects in the US lumber futures market. Journal of Forest Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

References
  1. Kanimian, S., & Shakya, S. (2026). When a Neighbor Closes: Ownership and Hospital Profits. Eastern Economic Journal, 52(3), 562–576. 10.1057/s41302-026-00335-x
  2. Shakya, S., & RoyChoudhury, A. (2026). Access to Mental Health Care Services and Suicide Rates in the United States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 45(3). 10.1002/pam.70110
  3. Nepal, T., & Shakya, S. (2025). Scope-of-Practice Regulations and Physician Assistant Inter-State Practice Relocation. Journal of Labor Research, 46(1–2), 32–51. 10.1007/s12122-025-09371-6
  4. Sugg, M., Shakya, S., Ulrich, S., Tyson, J. S., & Runkle, J. (2025). Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina. The Journal of Rural Health, 41(2). 10.1111/jrh.70020
  5. Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., & Norris, C. (2024). Military spouse licensing: a case study of registered nurses near military bases. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 66(2–3), 135–156. 10.1007/s11149-024-09480-7
  6. Beniwal, S., & Shakya, S. (2024). Hospital ownership changes and charge-to-cost shifts. Economics Letters, 241, 111742. 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111742
  7. Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., Bae, K., & Timmons, E. (2024). The pharmacist will see you now: Pharmacist prescriptive authority and access to care. Contemporary Economic Policy, 43(1), 161–174. 10.1111/coep.12647
  8. 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, & Nursing Practice, 25(1), 6–13. 10.1177/15271544231212155
  9. 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, & Nursing Practice, 24(1), 26–35. 10.1177/15271544221138047
  10. Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse Licensure Compact and Mobility. Journal of Labor Research, 43(2), 260–274. 10.1007/s12122-022-09333-2
  11. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does Scope of Practice Affect Mobility of Nurse Practitioners Serving Medicare Beneficiaries? Journal of Labor Research, 41(4), 421–434. 10.1007/s12122-020-09308-1
  12. Ismailova, Z., Etienne, X., Shakya, S., & Mattos, F. (2020). Quantifying the Announcement Effects in the U.S. Lumber Futures Market. Journal of Forest Economics, 35(4), 375–395. 10.1561/112.00000519
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