Michah W Rothbart
Biographic Data
| ID | 1731470 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michah W Rothbart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michah W |
| FAMILY NAME | Rothbart |
| SIGNATURE | ROTHBART M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4939-6232 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Participation across public programs among children in low-income families
Beyond social determinants
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and overdose death across counties in the United States (U.S). However, this literature has so far focused on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of counties and has largely overlooked the ways in which county fiscal constraints may be associated with responses to the opioid epidemic. To address this gap, this longi…
Administrative Burden in the Cafeteria
School meal programs have positive effects on student nutrition and academic outcomes, but participation is far from universal. A set of recent school food policies, such as Universal Free Meals (UFM) and Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC), aim to reduce the administrative burden of participating students. While studies find UFM and BIC are effective in increasing participation, little is known about how schools’ physical capacity constraints may l…
Inequality in literacy skills at kindergarten entry at the intersections of social programs and race
Technical efficiency of public middle schools in New York City
Below the Tip of the Iceberg
By the Letter of Law? The Effects of Administrative Adjudication for Resolving Disputes in NYC’s Restaurant Grading Initiative
Administrative adjudication can serve as a quasi-judicial forum for resolving disputes resulting from government regulations. New York City recently required restaurants to post letter grades reflecting their compliance with food safety regulations and incorporated an easily accessible administrative adjudication system into its policy design. This study examines the implementation of this feature of the policy by using a regression discontinuity…
Do Minimum Charity Care Provision Requirements Increase Nonprofit Hospital Performance? Examining Hospitals’ Responses to Regulatory Changes
Institutional form is believed to influence organizational behavior and performance in producing collective goods such as healthcare services. Recent efforts in the United States seek to increase healthcare services provided by hospitals, but it is unclear whether and how these organizations respond to the policy changes. In this study, we examine the extent to which nonprofit hospitals change their provision of charity care in response to a regu…
Let Them Eat Lunch
This paper investigates the impact of extending free school lunch to all students, regardless of income, on academic performance in New York City middle schools. Using a difference‐in‐differences design and unique longitudinal, student‐level data, we derive credibly causal estimates of the impacts of “Universal Free Meals” (UFM) on test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, and participation in school lunch. We find UFM increases…
Do Top Dogs Rule in Middle School? Evidence on Bullying, Safety, and Belonging
Recent research finds that grade span affects academic achievement but only speculates about the mechanisms. In this study, we examine one commonly cited mechanism, the top dog/bottom dog phenomenon, which states that students at the top of a grade span (“top dogs”) have better experiences than those at the bottom (“bottom dogs”). Using an instrumental variables strategy introduced in Rockoff and Lockwood (2010) and a longitudinal data set contai…
Let Them Eat Lunch
This paper investigates the impact of extending free school lunch to all students, regardless of income, on academic performance in New York City middle schools. Using a difference‐in‐differences design and unique longitudinal, student‐level data, we derive credibly causal estimates of the impacts of “Universal Free Meals” (UFM) on test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, and participation in school lunch. We find UFM increases…
Below the Tip of the Iceberg
Beyond social determinants
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and overdose death across counties in the United States (U.S). However, this literature has so far focused on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of counties and has largely overlooked the ways in which county fiscal constraints may be associated with responses to the opioid epidemic. To address this gap, this longi…
Do Top Dogs Rule in Middle School? Evidence on Bullying, Safety, and Belonging
Recent research finds that grade span affects academic achievement but only speculates about the mechanisms. In this study, we examine one commonly cited mechanism, the top dog/bottom dog phenomenon, which states that students at the top of a grade span (“top dogs”) have better experiences than those at the bottom (“bottom dogs”). Using an instrumental variables strategy introduced in Rockoff and Lockwood (2010) and a longitudinal data set contai…
Do Top Dogs Rule in Middle School? Evidence on Bullying, Safety, and Belonging
Recent research finds that grade span affects academic achievement but only speculates about the mechanisms. In this study, we examine one commonly cited mechanism, the top dog/bottom dog phenomenon, which states that students at the top of a grade span (“top dogs”) have better experiences than those at the bottom (“bottom dogs”). Using an instrumental variables strategy introduced in Rockoff and Lockwood (2010) and a longitudinal data set contai…
Let Them Eat Lunch
This paper investigates the impact of extending free school lunch to all students, regardless of income, on academic performance in New York City middle schools. Using a difference‐in‐differences design and unique longitudinal, student‐level data, we derive credibly causal estimates of the impacts of “Universal Free Meals” (UFM) on test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, and participation in school lunch. We find UFM increases…
By the Letter of Law? The Effects of Administrative Adjudication for Resolving Disputes in NYC’s Restaurant Grading Initiative
Administrative adjudication can serve as a quasi-judicial forum for resolving disputes resulting from government regulations. New York City recently required restaurants to post letter grades reflecting their compliance with food safety regulations and incorporated an easily accessible administrative adjudication system into its policy design. This study examines the implementation of this feature of the policy by using a regression discontinuity…
Do Minimum Charity Care Provision Requirements Increase Nonprofit Hospital Performance? Examining Hospitals’ Responses to Regulatory Changes
Institutional form is believed to influence organizational behavior and performance in producing collective goods such as healthcare services. Recent efforts in the United States seek to increase healthcare services provided by hospitals, but it is unclear whether and how these organizations respond to the policy changes. In this study, we examine the extent to which nonprofit hospitals change their provision of charity care in response to a regu…
Technical efficiency of public middle schools in New York City
Below the Tip of the Iceberg
Inequality in literacy skills at kindergarten entry at the intersections of social programs and race
Administrative Burden in the Cafeteria
School meal programs have positive effects on student nutrition and academic outcomes, but participation is far from universal. A set of recent school food policies, such as Universal Free Meals (UFM) and Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC), aim to reduce the administrative burden of participating students. While studies find UFM and BIC are effective in increasing participation, little is known about how schools’ physical capacity constraints may l…
Beyond social determinants
A large body of research has been dedicated to understanding the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and overdose death across counties in the United States (U.S). However, this literature has so far focused on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of counties and has largely overlooked the ways in which county fiscal constraints may be associated with responses to the opioid epidemic. To address this gap, this longi…
Participation across public programs among children in low-income families
Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works)