Charles L. Baum II
Department Chair, Professor, Economics, hired 1999
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1999
B.A., Wake Forest University, 1995
Primary Field: Labor Economics, Health Economics
Office BAS N329
Phone 615.898.2527
Fax 615.898.5596
email: charles.baum@mtsu.edu
website: www.mtsu.edu/~cbaum
Selected Publications
- Baum, C. L. (2012). The Effects of Food Stamps on Pregnancy Weight Gain. Journal of Population Economics, forthcoming.
- Baum, C. L. (2011). The Effects of Food Stamps on Obesity. Southern Economic Journal, 77 (3), 623-651.
- Baum, C. L. (2009). The Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Obesity. Health Economics, 18 (1), 3-19.
- Baum, C. L. (2009). The Effects of Vehicle Ownership on Employment. Journal of Urban Economics 66 (3), 151-163.
- Baum, C. L., & Ruhm, C. J. (2009). Age, Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity Growth. Journal of Health Economics 28 (3), 635-648.
- Baum, C. L. (2007). The Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Age on Obesity. Journal of Population Economics, 20 (3), 687-705.
- Baum, C. L. (2006). The Effects of Government-Mandated Family Leave on Employer Family Leave Policies. Contemporary Economic Policy, 24 (3), 432-445.
- Baum, C. L. (2005). The Effects of Employment while Pregnant on Health at Birth. Economic Inquiry, 43 (2), 283-302.
- Baum, C. L., & Ford, W. F. (2004). The Wage Effects of Obesity: A Longitudinal Study. Health Economics, 13 (9), 885-899.
- Baum, C. L. (2003). Does Early Maternal Employment Harm Child Development? An Analysis of the Potential Benefits of Leave-Taking. Journal of Labor Economics, 21 (2), 409-448.
- Baum, C. L. (2003). The Effects of Maternity Leave Legislation on Mothers' Labor Supply Patterns after Childbirth. Southern Economic Journal, 69 (4), 772-799.
- Baum, C. L. (2003). The Effects of State Maternity Leave Legislation on and the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act on Employment and Wages. Labour Economics, 10 (5), 573-596.