In the News: Monica Deza

More Girls in the Classroom Improves Adolescent Mental Health

Monica Deza and Maria Zhu
What role does the school environment play in shaping adolescent mental health? This brief examines how the mix of boys and girls in a classroom affects student mental health and wellbeing. The authors find that classrooms with more girls have better mental health outcomes for both boys and girls. 
December 2, 2025

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Seasonal Pollen Increases Traffic Fatalities in the United States

Monica Deza
This brief summarizes findings from a study that examines how seasonal pollen allergies affect traffic fatalities in the U.S. The authors find that traffic fatalities increase 5.8% on days when the local pollen count is particularly high.
December 17, 2024

Driving Under the Influence of Allergies: The Effect of Seasonal Pollen on Traffic Fatalities

Shooshan Danagoulian, Monica Deza

In this study, Associate Professor of Economics Monica Deza and her co-author find evidence that a prevalent and transitory exogenous health-shock, namely pollen allergies, increases traffic fatalities. Published in the Journal of Health Economics.

December 4, 2024

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Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use: Spillovers to Police Safety

Monica Deza, Thanh Lu, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Alberto Ortega
September 22, 2023

Unemployment, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use: Separating State Dependence from Unobserved Heterogeneity

Monica Deza
September 19, 2023

COVID-19 Has Strengthened the Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Domestic Violence

Aaron Chalfin, Shooshan Danagoulian, and Monica Deza
September 19, 2023

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