Marcella Alsan
@marcellaalsan.bsky.social
Annie & Ned Lamont Professor of International Studies, Thomas J. Davis, Jr. Faculty Scholar @ SIEPR, Professor of Economics @ Stanford
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Assoc Editor JEL, Co-Editor REStat
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Assoc Editor JEL, Co-Editor REStat
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Calling academics & global health non-profits: Looking for student researchers or volunteers to support your work (e.g., data analysis, case-studies, strategy projects; paid or unpaid)? Recruit motivated graduate and undergraduate students to support your projects: tinyurl.com/present-global-health
Global Health Opportunities Fair | Organization and Researcher Presentation Interest Form
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance and Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health will host a Global Health Opportunities Fair on Friday, November 7th from 5:30-7:00PM at the Stanford Medical Sc...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Calling academics & global health non-profits: Looking for student researchers or volunteers to support your work (e.g., data analysis, case-studies, strategy projects; paid or unpaid)? Recruit motivated graduate and undergraduate students to support your projects: tinyurl.com/present-global-health
NBER Conference on Econ of Firearm Markets, Crime & Gun Violence earlier today www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3a... - appreciate support from @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social and Arnold
Economics of Firearm Markets, Crime, and Gun Violence
YouTube video by NBER
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October 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NBER Conference on Econ of Firearm Markets, Crime & Gun Violence earlier today www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3a... - appreciate support from @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social and Arnold
PhD slots in health econ at Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg Germany
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
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Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
PhD slots in health econ at Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg Germany
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center.
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
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Have a paper related to crime or criminal justice policy that you'd like to present in the ViCE seminar? Email it to me at jdoleac@arnoldventures.org. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Have a paper related to crime or criminal justice policy that you'd like to present in the ViCE seminar? Email it to me at jdoleac@arnoldventures.org. Studies using causal research designs are the best fit. See past schedules here: jenniferdoleac.com/vice-seminar/
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Black patients systematically receive lower rates of follow-up care than white patients even when the screening results would suggest they should receive higher rates of care, from @marcellaalsan.bsky.social, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Jonathan Zhang https://www.nber.org/papers/w34168
August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Black patients systematically receive lower rates of follow-up care than white patients even when the screening results would suggest they should receive higher rates of care, from @marcellaalsan.bsky.social, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Jonathan Zhang https://www.nber.org/papers/w34168
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Considering a PhD in Health Policy? Discover our innovative program training the next generation of leaders in decision sciences, health economics and evaluative methods. Join info session Sept. 9 at 10 am to explore the application process and get your questions answered. bit.ly/479erLy
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Considering a PhD in Health Policy? Discover our innovative program training the next generation of leaders in decision sciences, health economics and evaluative methods. Join info session Sept. 9 at 10 am to explore the application process and get your questions answered. bit.ly/479erLy
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Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
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There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
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Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
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There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
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Open call for applications, Roybal Center for Behavior Change in Health - Clinical Trial Applications. Submit letters of intent by October 15, 2025. More information: https://www.nber.org/calls-papers-and-proposals/roybal-center-behavior-change-health-clinical-trial-applications
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Open call for applications, Roybal Center for Behavior Change in Health - Clinical Trial Applications. Submit letters of intent by October 15, 2025. More information: https://www.nber.org/calls-papers-and-proposals/roybal-center-behavior-change-health-clinical-trial-applications
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Procurement auctions, compared to regulated competition, can improve consumer welfare in health insurance markets by reducing inefficiencies, curbing market power, and raising quality, from José Ignacio Cuesta and Pietro Tebaldi https://www.nber.org/papers/w34141
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Procurement auctions, compared to regulated competition, can improve consumer welfare in health insurance markets by reducing inefficiencies, curbing market power, and raising quality, from José Ignacio Cuesta and Pietro Tebaldi https://www.nber.org/papers/w34141
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Estimating the impacts of large-scale unconditional cash transfers on child survival in Kenya, from Michael W. Walker, Nick Shankar, Edward Miguel, Dennis Egger, and Grady Killeen https://www.nber.org/papers/w34152
August 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Estimating the impacts of large-scale unconditional cash transfers on child survival in Kenya, from Michael W. Walker, Nick Shankar, Edward Miguel, Dennis Egger, and Grady Killeen https://www.nber.org/papers/w34152
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What bold step will you take next to make your mark on the world? Perhaps an MS in health policy? Join us Sept. 10, at 10 am PT for live info session about the program. Learn about application & ask questions. Learn more & register:
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/content/ms-h...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
What bold step will you take next to make your mark on the world? Perhaps an MS in health policy? Join us Sept. 10, at 10 am PT for live info session about the program. Learn about application & ask questions. Learn more & register:
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/content/ms-h...
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/content/ms-h...
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce by Robert Elliott" by Elaine Kelly. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce by Robert Elliott
(Forthcoming Article)
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August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "The Economics of the UK Health and Social Care Labour Market: How Labour Economics Can Inform Policy toward the Frontline Care Workforce by Robert Elliott" by Elaine Kelly. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.
August 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the terrific handbook on culture and economic behavior :)
Culture both defines who is ill and provides meaning to illness and suffering. Culture shapes health policies thus influencing health inequality, from @marcellaalsan.bsky.social and Yousra Neberai https://www.nber.org/papers/w34134
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the terrific handbook on culture and economic behavior :)
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JAMA reports on the latest estimates of COVID vaccine effectiveness
“COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.5 million deaths during 2020-2024… but this benefit was mostly limited to a minority of the population of older individuals."
#vaccine #covid #medicine
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“COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.5 million deaths during 2020-2024… but this benefit was mostly limited to a minority of the population of older individuals."
#vaccine #covid #medicine
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Covid vaccines saved millions of lives, mostly of older people
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August 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
JAMA reports on the latest estimates of COVID vaccine effectiveness
“COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.5 million deaths during 2020-2024… but this benefit was mostly limited to a minority of the population of older individuals."
#vaccine #covid #medicine
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/covi...
“COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.5 million deaths during 2020-2024… but this benefit was mostly limited to a minority of the population of older individuals."
#vaccine #covid #medicine
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/covi...
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring, Cognitive Outcomes, and Soft Skills" by Michela Carlana and Eliana la Ferrara. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring, Cognitive Outcomes, and Soft Skills
(Forthcoming Article) - We study the Tutoring Online Program (TOP), where tutoring is entirely online and tutors are volunteer university students, matched with underprivileged middle school students....
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August 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "Apart but Connected: Online Tutoring, Cognitive Outcomes, and Soft Skills" by Michela Carlana and Eliana la Ferrara. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Forthcoming in the JEL: "No Taxation without Administration: Bringing the State Back into the Public Finance of Developing Countries" by Anders D. Jensen and Jonathan L. Weigel. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
No Taxation without Administration: Bringing the State Back into the Public Finance of Developing Countries
(Forthcoming Article) - The empirical economics literature on taxation in developing countries has centered on the importance of third-party information for enforcement. Yet, while surely a long-run o...
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August 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Forthcoming in the JEL: "No Taxation without Administration: Bringing the State Back into the Public Finance of Developing Countries" by Anders D. Jensen and Jonathan L. Weigel. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Important speech by Tel Aviv University economics professor Ro'ee Levy at the Israel Economic Association meeting, in which he links together insights from economics research, personal experience and information about the devastating situation in Gaza: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Gaza_Conference_FullLinks
Israeli Economic Association Conference – Closing Panel Roee Levy, July 17, 2025 The topic of this panel is trends in the Israeli economy, and I am going to talk about the most important trend: the w...
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August 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Important speech by Tel Aviv University economics professor Ro'ee Levy at the Israel Economic Association meeting, in which he links together insights from economics research, personal experience and information about the devastating situation in Gaza: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Study sheds light on an emerging psychological health crisis that disproportionately affects girls. The study in The Lancet Planetary Health is among the first to quantify how repeated climate stressors impact the psychological well-being and future outlook of adolescents in low-resource settings.
The hidden mental health cost of climate distress
New research reveals that Bangladeshi adolescents in flood-prone areas are more likely to experience anxiety and depression, with girls disproportionately impacted.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Study sheds light on an emerging psychological health crisis that disproportionately affects girls. The study in The Lancet Planetary Health is among the first to quantify how repeated climate stressors impact the psychological well-being and future outlook of adolescents in low-resource settings.
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Famine’s impact begins before birth and can echo for generations, warns Ruth Gibson, an SHP postdoc research fellow and maternal and child health expert in conflict zones.
The Medical Consequences of Starvation
The effects can persist long after people regain access to food, experts say.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Famine’s impact begins before birth and can echo for generations, warns Ruth Gibson, an SHP postdoc research fellow and maternal and child health expert in conflict zones.
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy by Manuela Moschella" by Elena Carletti. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy by Manuela Moschella
(Forthcoming Article)
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July 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy by Manuela Moschella" by Elena Carletti. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Building a New Economy: Japan's Digital and Green Transformation by D. Hugh Whittaker" by Daiji Kawaguchi. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Building a New Economy: Japan's Digital and Green Transformation by D. Hugh Whittaker
(Forthcoming Article)
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July 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Building a New Economy: Japan's Digital and Green Transformation by D. Hugh Whittaker" by Daiji Kawaguchi. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Prof. Naidu in the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves
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July 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Prof. Naidu in the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters by Diane Coyle" by Karen Dynan. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters by Diane Coyle
(Forthcoming Article)
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June 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters by Diane Coyle" by Karen Dynan. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...