Michael T French
Biographic Data
| ID | 118427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael T French |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael T |
| FAMILY NAME | French |
| SIGNATURE | FRENCH M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2812-916X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 148 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Is a Distressed Birth Associated With Physical and Mental Health Problems as an Adult
BACKGROUND: A considerable amount of research has examined the short-term health outcomes associated with distressed births. Most studies have focused on the survival of the newborn, health complications, and medical care utilization. Comparatively little research has considered the longer-term physical and mental health outcomes of distressed births that survive into adulthood. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective is to determine whether 3 common t…
Youth Decision-Making and Crime
This study focuses on sources of youth decision-making and examines paths through which these factors may affect delinquent behavior. Using longitudinal Add Health data, we explore the mediating mechanisms linking several antecedents of decision-making, thoughtfully reflective decision-making (TRDM), and crime. We find that various adverse factors (i.e., family and school stressful conditions, depression, sleep problems) reduce the ability of ado…
Hot or Cool Processing? Adolescent Decision-Making and Delinquency
Adolescence is a vulnerable period of individual development when decision-making is easily compromised, and criminal involvement reaches its peak. We draw on and extend novel decision-making perspectives and use the first two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 13,399) to analyze whether factors representing adverse physical conditions, negative mental states, and stressful social circumstances condition t…
The effect of genetic vs nongenetic parental care on adult children 's income and wealth in later life
OBJECTIVE: Using Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data set, this preregistered study set out to investigate the effect of parental care arrangements (eg, genetically related parents, adoptive, step/ foster, genetic nonparental relative, and no parental figure) on adult children's income and wealth in later life. METHODS: Consistent with the preregistration plan, multivariate analyses of covariance were firs…
Trends in Health Care Utilization and Expenditures in the United States Across 5 Decades
BACKGROUND: Health care expenditures in the United States are high and rising, with significant increases over the decades. The delivery, organization, and financing of the health care system has evolved over time due to technological innovation, policy changes, patient preferences, altering payment mechanisms, shifting demographics, and other factors. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine trends over time in health care utilizati…
Death on the job
Limitations of Fixed-Effects Models for Panel Data
Although fixed-effects models for panel data are now widely recognized as powerful tools for longitudinal data analysis, the limitations of these models are not well known. We provide a critical discussion of 12 limitations, including a culture of omission, low statistical power, limited external validity, restricted time periods, measurement error, time invariance, undefined variables, unobserved heterogeneity, erroneous causal inferences, impre…
Are tattoos associated with employment and wage discrimination? Analyzing the relationships between body art and labor market outcomes
Do job applicants and employees with tattoos suffer a penalty in the labor market because of their body art? Previous research has found that tattooed people are widely perceived by hiring managers to be less employable than people without tattoos. This is especially the case for those who have visible tattoos (particularly offensive ones) that are difficult to conceal. Given this backdrop, our research surprisingly found no empirical evidence of…
Self-reported Health Status Differs for Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Respondents Compared With Nationally Representative Surveys
BACKGROUND: Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform has become a data source for peer-reviewed academic research publications, with over 24,000 Google Scholar search results. Although well-developed and supportive in other disciplines, the literature in health and medicine comparing results from samples generated on MTurk to gold standard, nationally representative health and medical surveys is beginning to emerge. OBJECTIVE: To compare the dem…
Watch for motorcycles! The effects of texting and handheld bans on motorcyclist fatalities
The Role of Adolescent Friendship Group Integration and Cohesion in Weapon-Related Violent Crime as a Young Adult
Are natural disasters in early childhood associated with mental health and substance use disorders as an adult
To your health
Macroeconomic fluctuations and motorcycle fatalities in the U.S
Personality disorders, alcohol use, and alcohol misuse
Cannabis Use and Antisocial Behavior among Youth
Despite the numerous efforts to curb substance use and abuse through legislation and interventions, marijuana consumption continues to be a major social problem, particularly among young adults in the United States. We provide new information on the relationship between cannabis use and antisocial behavior by analyzing a sample of young adults (aged 18-20) from the National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). We exa…
Personal traits, cohabitation, and marriage
Personality disorders and body weight
We examine the impact of Axis II personality disorders (PDs) on body weight. PDs are psychiatric conditions that develop early in life from a mixture of genetics and environment, are persistent, and lead to substantial dysfunction for the affected individual. The defining characteristics of PDs conceptually link them with body weight, but the direction of the relationship likely varies across PD type. To investigate these links, we analyze data f…
Severe Sanctions, Easy Choice? Investigating the Role of School Sanctions in Preventing Adolescent Violent Offending
Although schools in the United States adopted harsher disciplinary policies in the early 1990s, to date, there is little evidence showing whether severe school sanctions against student misconduct prevent crime. Drawing on both deterrence and rational choice theories, we test the proposition that harsh school‐based policies against violence reduce students’ involvement in violent behavior. However, in contrast to prior research that explores the …
Motorcycle fatalities among out-of-state riders and the role of universal helmet laws
The cost of crime to society
Alcohol Use and Popularity
Although many economic analyses of adolescents have examined the costs of risky behaviors, few have investigated the gains that young people derive from such actions, particularly in terms of social payoffs for complying with peer behavior. This paper studies the relationship between adolescents' use of alcohol (relative to that of their peers) and popularity at school. We use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a rich…
Heavy drinking and health promotion activities
Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood
Although numerous studies have documented the long-term effects of childhood victimization on mental health in adulthood, few have directly examined potential mediators and moderators of this association. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999)-a probability sample of 2,402 predominantly black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio-we predict psychological distress in adul…
Racial/ethnic composition, social disorganization, and offsite alcohol availability in San Diego County, California
Limitations of Fixed-Effects Models for Panel Data
Although fixed-effects models for panel data are now widely recognized as powerful tools for longitudinal data analysis, the limitations of these models are not well known. We provide a critical discussion of 12 limitations, including a culture of omission, low statistical power, limited external validity, restricted time periods, measurement error, time invariance, undefined variables, unobserved heterogeneity, erroneous causal inferences, impre…
Chronic illicit drug use, health services utilization and the cost of medical care
Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood
Although numerous studies have documented the long-term effects of childhood victimization on mental health in adulthood, few have directly examined potential mediators and moderators of this association. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999)-a probability sample of 2,402 predominantly black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio-we predict psychological distress in adul…
Alcohol Use and Popularity
Although many economic analyses of adolescents have examined the costs of risky behaviors, few have investigated the gains that young people derive from such actions, particularly in terms of social payoffs for complying with peer behavior. This paper studies the relationship between adolescents' use of alcohol (relative to that of their peers) and popularity at school. We use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a rich…
Severe Sanctions, Easy Choice? Investigating the Role of School Sanctions in Preventing Adolescent Violent Offending
Although schools in the United States adopted harsher disciplinary policies in the early 1990s, to date, there is little evidence showing whether severe school sanctions against student misconduct prevent crime. Drawing on both deterrence and rational choice theories, we test the proposition that harsh school‐based policies against violence reduce students’ involvement in violent behavior. However, in contrast to prior research that explores the …
Are natural disasters in early childhood associated with mental health and substance use disorders as an adult
Racial/ethnic composition, social disorganization, and offsite alcohol availability in San Diego County, California
Are tattoos associated with employment and wage discrimination? Analyzing the relationships between body art and labor market outcomes
Do job applicants and employees with tattoos suffer a penalty in the labor market because of their body art? Previous research has found that tattooed people are widely perceived by hiring managers to be less employable than people without tattoos. This is especially the case for those who have visible tattoos (particularly offensive ones) that are difficult to conceal. Given this backdrop, our research surprisingly found no empirical evidence of…
Is In‐Prison Treatment Enough? A Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Prison‐Based Treatment and Aftercare Services for Substance‐Abusing Offenders
This study performed a cost‐effectiveness analysis (CEA) of the Amity in‐prison Therapeutic Community (TC) and Vista aftercare programs for criminal offenders in California. For the average treatment participant, the cost of treatment was $4,112, which led to approximately fifty‐one fewer days incarcerated (36% less) than the average individual in the control group. This implies that, for the average offender, treatment reduced recidivism at a co…
Macroeconomic fluctuations and motorcycle fatalities in the U.S
Price elasticity of demand for malt liquor beer
Motorcycle fatalities among out-of-state riders and the role of universal helmet laws
Motorcycle Helmet Laws in the United States From 1990 to 2005
The passage of universal helmet legislation requiring motorcycle riders of all ages to wear helmets is a timely and controversial issue with far-reaching public health implications, especially as the number of motorcycle fatalities continues to rise. In 2008, only 20 states had a universal helmet policy, an effective safety measure for reducing motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries. We used state-specific longitudinal data for the continenta…
Aiding troubled employees
OBJECTIVES: Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are job-based programs designed to identify and assist troubled employees. This study determines the prevalence, cost, and characteristics of these programs in the United States by worksite size, industry, and census region. METHODS: A stratified national probability sample of more than 6400 private, nonagricultural US worksites with 50 or more full-time employees was contacted with a computer-assis…
Racial differences in exposure to on-the-job hazards
Racial differences in exposure to on-the-job hazards. M T French, and G A ZarkinCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.80.1.89 Published Online: October 07, 2011
A quality-of-life method for estimating the value of avoided morbidity
We developed a quality-of-life method for valuing changes in health status. Our model determines changes in health attributes for different illnesses and then estimates the dollar value of the corresponding welfare losses. We used our quality-of-life approach to estimate willingness to pay to avoid asthma, a headache, a cough, bronchitis, and arthritis. Estimates derived using our method are similar to those obtained from more expensive and restr…
To your health
Cannabis Use and Antisocial Behavior among Youth
Despite the numerous efforts to curb substance use and abuse through legislation and interventions, marijuana consumption continues to be a major social problem, particularly among young adults in the United States. We provide new information on the relationship between cannabis use and antisocial behavior by analyzing a sample of young adults (aged 18-20) from the National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). We exa…
Personal traits, cohabitation, and marriage
To test or not to test
Using the Datcap and ASI to estimate the costs and benefits of residential addiction treatment in the State of Washington
Estimating the full cost of workplace injuries
While many studies estimate medical costs and lost wages from workplace injuries, few have estimated pain and suffering costs. This study develops a wage-risk model for railroad workers and estimates the total cost of on-the-job injuries. On average, the total cost of an on-the-job injury to a railroad worker in 1980 was between $19,500 and $22,500. These estimates are substantially higher than the sum of medical costs plus lost wages
Racial differences in exposure to on-the-job hazards
Racial differences in exposure to on-the-job hazards. M T French, and G A ZarkinCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.80.1.89 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Estimating the full cost of workplace injuries
While many studies estimate medical costs and lost wages from workplace injuries, few have estimated pain and suffering costs. This study develops a wage-risk model for railroad workers and estimates the total cost of on-the-job injuries. On average, the total cost of an on-the-job injury to a railroad worker in 1980 was between $19,500 and $22,500. These estimates are substantially higher than the sum of medical costs plus lost wages
The impact of time in treatment on the employment and earnings of drug abusers
We use data from a longitudinal survey to estimate the effects of time in drug abuse treatment on post-treatment weeks worked and earnings for 2,420 clients in three treatment modalities. The regression analysis shows that time in treatment had a positive and statistically significant impact on these labor market outcomes, but the effects were small for all modalities. Although residential clients experienced the largest relative changes in weeks…
A quality-of-life method for estimating the value of avoided morbidity
We developed a quality-of-life method for valuing changes in health status. Our model determines changes in health attributes for different illnesses and then estimates the dollar value of the corresponding welfare losses. We used our quality-of-life approach to estimate willingness to pay to avoid asthma, a headache, a cough, bronchitis, and arthritis. Estimates derived using our method are similar to those obtained from more expensive and restr…
Aiding troubled employees
OBJECTIVES: Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are job-based programs designed to identify and assist troubled employees. This study determines the prevalence, cost, and characteristics of these programs in the United States by worksite size, industry, and census region. METHODS: A stratified national probability sample of more than 6400 private, nonagricultural US worksites with 50 or more full-time employees was contacted with a computer-assis…
Estimating the Dollar Value of Health Outcomes from Drug-Abuse Interventions
People who abuse drugs suffer from many medical problems in addition to their addiction. The proposed approach for estimating the dollar value of avoiding adverse health consequences provides policy analysts, evaluators, and researchers a method to calculate theoretically based benefit estimates for use in a benefit-cost analysis of drug-abuse interventions
British Business History
(1999). British Business History: A Review of the Periodical Literature for 1997. Business History: Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 1-16
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Brief Physician Advice With Problem Drinkers in Primary Care Settings
BACKGROUND: Few studies have estimated the economic costs and benefits of brief physician advice in managed care settings. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice regarding problem drinking. DESIGN: Patient and health care costs associated with brief advice were compared with economic benefits associated with changes in health care utilization, legal events, and motor vehicle accidents using 6- and 12-month follow-…
Chronic illicit drug use, health services utilization and the cost of medical care
Consequences and Costs of Closing a Publicly Funded Methadone Maintenance Clinic
Objective . We examine volunteering to support the relief effort after the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. We address two issues: (1) how widespread was volunteering and what forms did it take, and (2) does Wilson and Musick’s (1997a) “integrated theory of volunteer work” help to explain variation in volunteering in this disaster situation? Methods . We use data from the 1996 Oklahoma City Survey (OKC Survey). The 1996 OKC Survey is based…
Using the Datcap and ASI to estimate the costs and benefits of residential addiction treatment in the State of Washington
Dangerous to Your Health
OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the differential risks of serious injury or trauma for a community-based sample of chronic drug users (CDUs; n = 926) and a matched group of nondrug users (NDUs; n = 553). The study also estimated whether CDUs and NDUs differed in their utilization of health care services for serious injury or trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected in 1996 and 1997 through community outreach activities in Miami-Dade Co…
Is In‐Prison Treatment Enough? A Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Prison‐Based Treatment and Aftercare Services for Substance‐Abusing Offenders
This study performed a cost‐effectiveness analysis (CEA) of the Amity in‐prison Therapeutic Community (TC) and Vista aftercare programs for criminal offenders in California. For the average treatment participant, the cost of treatment was $4,112, which led to approximately fifty‐one fewer days incarcerated (36% less) than the average individual in the control group. This implies that, for the average offender, treatment reduced recidivism at a co…
Windows and Barriers in Policy-making
Public awareness of food poisoning developed significantly in Britain in the 1940s with a rise in recorded incidents, especially of salmonella from 1941. This resulted from a combination of institutional and social changes. New legislation and health provision produced a statistical profile of poisoning; infections spread more rapidly and extensively with the expansion of public and commercial catering; and from 1939, the new Ministry of Food, wh…
To test or not to test
Food Poisoning, Policy and Politics
David F. Smith and H. Lesley Diack with T. Hugh Pennington and Elizabeth M. Russell, Food Poisoning, Policy and Politics: Corned Beef and Typhoid in Britain in the 1960s , Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2005. Pp. 348. £50. ISBN 1–84383–138–4. In May 1964, an outbreak of typhoid began in Aberdeen that resulted in more than 500 people being hospitalised. The authors note that it was the last major typhoid outbreak in Britain and it attracted extens…
Price elasticity of demand for malt liquor beer
Motorcycle Helmet Laws in the United States From 1990 to 2005
The passage of universal helmet legislation requiring motorcycle riders of all ages to wear helmets is a timely and controversial issue with far-reaching public health implications, especially as the number of motorcycle fatalities continues to rise. In 2008, only 20 states had a universal helmet policy, an effective safety measure for reducing motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries. We used state-specific longitudinal data for the continenta…
The cost of crime to society
Alcohol Use and Popularity
Although many economic analyses of adolescents have examined the costs of risky behaviors, few have investigated the gains that young people derive from such actions, particularly in terms of social payoffs for complying with peer behavior. This paper studies the relationship between adolescents' use of alcohol (relative to that of their peers) and popularity at school. We use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a rich…
Heavy drinking and health promotion activities
Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood
Although numerous studies have documented the long-term effects of childhood victimization on mental health in adulthood, few have directly examined potential mediators and moderators of this association. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999)-a probability sample of 2,402 predominantly black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio-we predict psychological distress in adul…
Racial/ethnic composition, social disorganization, and offsite alcohol availability in San Diego County, California
Severe Sanctions, Easy Choice? Investigating the Role of School Sanctions in Preventing Adolescent Violent Offending
Although schools in the United States adopted harsher disciplinary policies in the early 1990s, to date, there is little evidence showing whether severe school sanctions against student misconduct prevent crime. Drawing on both deterrence and rational choice theories, we test the proposition that harsh school‐based policies against violence reduce students’ involvement in violent behavior. However, in contrast to prior research that explores the …
Motorcycle fatalities among out-of-state riders and the role of universal helmet laws
Medicine (32 works) · Environmental health (21 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Economics (17 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Political science (13 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 works) · Business (11 works) · Occupational safety and health (10 works) · Poison control (10 works)