Overview
My Health Economics research identifies channels of improvement in healthcare service delivery, with an emphasis on hospital closures and mergers and on healthcare workforce and access issues in rural areas. My recent paper showed that rural hospital closures in California increased inpatient mortality by 5.9%, whereas urban closures had no measurable impact. I also conduct research on racial disparities in health outcomes. I have previously worked at the Institute of Child Health Policy (University of Florida), examining the performance of patient-centered medical homes and outcomes of pediatric patients.
My research also broadly spans Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, and Public Economics. My Ph.D. dissertation focused on examining a seller's choice and the profitability between bargaining and fixed price selling methods on the eBay automobile market using an original data set I collected in 2013 and 2016. My pre-doctoral research in India identified inefficiencies in and quantifying corruption in the food subsidy system in Karnataka, India. I have also conducted research on South Sudanese refugees in Bidi Bidi, Uganda and on Bolivian child laborers in the mining industry.
My Health Economics research identifies channels of improvement in healthcare service delivery, with an emphasis on hospital closures and mergers and on healthcare workforce and access issues in rural areas. My recent paper showed that rural hospital closures in California increased inpatient mortality by 5.9%, whereas urban closures had no measurable impact. I also conduct research on racial disparities in health outcomes. I have previously worked at the Institute of Child Health Policy (University of Florida), examining the performance of patient-centered medical homes and outcomes of pediatric patients.
My research also broadly spans Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, and Public Economics. My Ph.D. dissertation focused on examining a seller's choice and the profitability between bargaining and fixed price selling methods on the eBay automobile market using an original data set I collected in 2013 and 2016. My pre-doctoral research in India identified inefficiencies in and quantifying corruption in the food subsidy system in Karnataka, India. I have also conducted research on South Sudanese refugees in Bidi Bidi, Uganda and on Bolivian child laborers in the mining industry.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
"Evidence generation, decision making, and consequent growth in health disparities disparities can be a consequence of how we generate evidence for decision-making" (with Anirban Basu), Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Available at pnas.org, June 2020.
Papers Under Review
"Impact of Rural and Urban Hospital Closures on Inpatient Mortality" (with Anirban Basu); Available at NBER.org; Press coverage: NBC News, The Daily Yonder, The Brookings Institution, Center for American Progress, Iowa Public Radio, Iowa Watch,
Healthcare Finance, Becker's Hospital Review, North Carolina Health News, DotMed,
Fox News, Bustle
"Arbitrage in Political Prediction Markets" (with Andrew Stershic), Forthcoming, July 2020.
Working Papers
“Does bargaining (eBay Best Offer) lead to successful selling?”
“Impact of Seller Patience & Competition on a Seller’s Choice to use eBay Best Offer vs. Fixed Prices”
“Impact of Best Offer on Consumer Surplus: addressing the simultaneity of pricing & bargaining decisions”
“Impact of Staff Satisfaction & Job Burnout on Medical Home Healthcare Quality” (with Caprice Knapp & Jacqueline Lee Baron)”
“Estimating Corruption Leakage in Food Security Program - Case Study for Karnataka, India” (with R. Balasubramaniam & Arun Karpur)
"Evidence generation, decision making, and consequent growth in health disparities disparities can be a consequence of how we generate evidence for decision-making" (with Anirban Basu), Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Available at pnas.org, June 2020.
Papers Under Review
"Impact of Rural and Urban Hospital Closures on Inpatient Mortality" (with Anirban Basu); Available at NBER.org; Press coverage: NBC News, The Daily Yonder, The Brookings Institution, Center for American Progress, Iowa Public Radio, Iowa Watch,
Healthcare Finance, Becker's Hospital Review, North Carolina Health News, DotMed,
Fox News, Bustle
"Arbitrage in Political Prediction Markets" (with Andrew Stershic), Forthcoming, July 2020.
Working Papers
“Does bargaining (eBay Best Offer) lead to successful selling?”
“Impact of Seller Patience & Competition on a Seller’s Choice to use eBay Best Offer vs. Fixed Prices”
“Impact of Best Offer on Consumer Surplus: addressing the simultaneity of pricing & bargaining decisions”
“Impact of Staff Satisfaction & Job Burnout on Medical Home Healthcare Quality” (with Caprice Knapp & Jacqueline Lee Baron)”
“Estimating Corruption Leakage in Food Security Program - Case Study for Karnataka, India” (with R. Balasubramaniam & Arun Karpur)
Conference/Seminar Presentations
Guest Lecture, Economics of Hospitals, Health Economics (PHARM568), University of Washington (UW), Seattle Jan 2020
Southern Economic Association Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Nov 2019
Health Resources & Services Administration Journal Club Meeting, Remote Presentation Nov 2019
Health Economics Outcomes Research (“PHEnOM”) Seminar at UW, Seattle, WA Sep 2019
Vancouver Health Economics Meeting (VanHEM), Vancouver, BC, Canada Jun 2019
Health Economics Outcomes Research (“PHEnOM”) Seminar at UW, Seattle, WA Mar 2019
Public Choice Society Meetings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mar 2016
Southern Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA Nov 2014
Guest Lecture, Economics of Hospitals, Health Economics (PHARM568), University of Washington (UW), Seattle Jan 2020
Southern Economic Association Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Nov 2019
Health Resources & Services Administration Journal Club Meeting, Remote Presentation Nov 2019
Health Economics Outcomes Research (“PHEnOM”) Seminar at UW, Seattle, WA Sep 2019
Vancouver Health Economics Meeting (VanHEM), Vancouver, BC, Canada Jun 2019
Health Economics Outcomes Research (“PHEnOM”) Seminar at UW, Seattle, WA Mar 2019
Public Choice Society Meetings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mar 2016
Southern Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA Nov 2014
Report Publications
Contributing Author and Analyst Apr 2011
Public Distribution System (PDS) LokAyukta Corruption Report; Press coverage: NDTV(1), NDTV(2), The Economic Times, and Deccan Herald
Contributing Author and Analyst Apr 2011
Public Distribution System (PDS) LokAyukta Corruption Report; Press coverage: NDTV(1), NDTV(2), The Economic Times, and Deccan Herald
