Kegan O’Connor
PhD Candidate University of Kansas
Kegan O’Connor
PhD Candidate University of Kansas
Curriculum vitae
k.oconnor@ku.edu
321.289.7024
Department of Economics
1460 Jayhawk Blvd - Snow Hall, Room 318, The University of Kansas, USA, 66045, USA
My research interests are in labor, family economics, poverty, and social safety net programs
Projects
"Household Food Insecurity: Effects of State Grocery Tax Variation"
Abstract: Food insecurity is being recognized as major health crisis in the United States. Households that experience food insecurity are either unable or uncertain that they can acquire enough food to meet their nutritional needs. On average an esti...
“Third-Party Policing: Nuisance Laws and their Impact on Legal and Extralegal Evictions”
Abstract: Third-party policing laws are policies where police attempt to persuade or force third parties, such as landlords, to take some level of responsibility in preventing criminal activities. The most prevalent of these are nuisance property ordin...