Zoë McLaren, PhD
@zoemclaren.bsky.social
Visiting Scholar @NYUniversity. Associate Prof. @UMBCPubPolicy. Formerly @UMichSPH. Econ PhD @UMich. Health and economic policy to fight HIV, TB & COVID19.
Just going to add another plug for The Invention of Nature. Alexander Von Humboldt was super important in the US but gets short shrift in our history books imho. Bonus of accounts of his trips through the South American jungle gathering specimens. You never knew what he would do next.
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just going to add another plug for The Invention of Nature. Alexander Von Humboldt was super important in the US but gets short shrift in our history books imho. Bonus of accounts of his trips through the South American jungle gathering specimens. You never knew what he would do next.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Unbroken in the thread (that I’ve seen). The movie didn’t do it justice. The guy escaped the jaws of death so many times.
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Unbroken in the thread (that I’ve seen). The movie didn’t do it justice. The guy escaped the jaws of death so many times.
“This meeting could have been an email.”
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“This meeting could have been an email.”
He sincerely believes he is a top specimen, the pinnacle of human achievement.
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
He sincerely believes he is a top specimen, the pinnacle of human achievement.
Every headline about big wins in HIV care reminds me that tuberculosis kills more people than HIV and malaria combined and lags far behind on innovation.
September 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Every headline about big wins in HIV care reminds me that tuberculosis kills more people than HIV and malaria combined and lags far behind on innovation.
I saw Anna and Chelsea speak last night and it was phenomenal. Can’t wait to crack open my new book #TheDoubleTax
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I saw Anna and Chelsea speak last night and it was phenomenal. Can’t wait to crack open my new book #TheDoubleTax
Next up: @eeshani.bsky.social from @cgdev.org presenting on child stunting in the Philippines.
July 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Next up: @eeshani.bsky.social from @cgdev.org presenting on child stunting in the Philippines.
Thrilled to be in Bali for #IHEA2025 this week. Follow me for live tweeting of sessions, random selfies and photos of the stunning Balinese scenery. Such a treat to be surrounded by so many amazing international health economists!
July 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Thrilled to be in Bali for #IHEA2025 this week. Follow me for live tweeting of sessions, random selfies and photos of the stunning Balinese scenery. Such a treat to be surrounded by so many amazing international health economists!
American Society of Health Economists Conference hosting Jay Bhattacharya virtually today.
He’s criticizing scientists and researchers as a whole by cherry-picking problems. Big focus on “crisis of replication” as if that’s the biggest problem facing our field.
He’s criticizing scientists and researchers as a whole by cherry-picking problems. Big focus on “crisis of replication” as if that’s the biggest problem facing our field.
June 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
American Society of Health Economists Conference hosting Jay Bhattacharya virtually today.
He’s criticizing scientists and researchers as a whole by cherry-picking problems. Big focus on “crisis of replication” as if that’s the biggest problem facing our field.
He’s criticizing scientists and researchers as a whole by cherry-picking problems. Big focus on “crisis of replication” as if that’s the biggest problem facing our field.
American Society of Health Economists Conference Day 2. Well-attended global health economics session.
Jon Denton-Schneider presenting on Guinea worm eradication in Ghana
Jon Denton-Schneider presenting on Guinea worm eradication in Ghana
June 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
American Society of Health Economists Conference Day 2. Well-attended global health economics session.
Jon Denton-Schneider presenting on Guinea worm eradication in Ghana
Jon Denton-Schneider presenting on Guinea worm eradication in Ghana
Hospitalized Children and Parental Employment in Brazil
Guilherme Amorim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Diogo Britto, University of Milan-Bicocca, Alexandre Fonseca, Federal Revenue of Brazil and Breno Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/UFPE
Guilherme Amorim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Diogo Britto, University of Milan-Bicocca, Alexandre Fonseca, Federal Revenue of Brazil and Breno Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/UFPE
June 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hospitalized Children and Parental Employment in Brazil
Guilherme Amorim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Diogo Britto, University of Milan-Bicocca, Alexandre Fonseca, Federal Revenue of Brazil and Breno Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/UFPE
Guilherme Amorim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Diogo Britto, University of Milan-Bicocca, Alexandre Fonseca, Federal Revenue of Brazil and Breno Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/UFPE
Next up: Does Increased Proximity to Healthcare Facilities Enhance Institutional Healthcare Utilization?
Tej Singh and Olanrewaju Yusuff, Georgia State University
Tej Singh and Olanrewaju Yusuff, Georgia State University
June 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Next up: Does Increased Proximity to Healthcare Facilities Enhance Institutional Healthcare Utilization?
Tej Singh and Olanrewaju Yusuff, Georgia State University
Tej Singh and Olanrewaju Yusuff, Georgia State University
American Society of Health Economists Conference kicking off in Nashville today.
Fadima Yaya Bocoum presenting on universal health care in Burkina Faso.
#ashecon2025
Fadima Yaya Bocoum presenting on universal health care in Burkina Faso.
#ashecon2025
June 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
American Society of Health Economists Conference kicking off in Nashville today.
Fadima Yaya Bocoum presenting on universal health care in Burkina Faso.
#ashecon2025
Fadima Yaya Bocoum presenting on universal health care in Burkina Faso.
#ashecon2025
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Waited in line for 2 hours outside and 1.5 hours inside to see President Jimmy Carter lying in state in the Rotunda last week. So worth it. It was such a special experience to visit the Rotunda for the first time, standing in silence in such a beautiful space to honor President Carter.
January 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Waited in line for 2 hours outside and 1.5 hours inside to see President Jimmy Carter lying in state in the Rotunda last week. So worth it. It was such a special experience to visit the Rotunda for the first time, standing in silence in such a beautiful space to honor President Carter.
I had the pleasure of watching @dynarski.bsky.social give a master class in discussing Juliana Londoño-Velez’s paper at #ASSA2025.
January 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I had the pleasure of watching @dynarski.bsky.social give a master class in discussing Juliana Londoño-Velez’s paper at #ASSA2025.
Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes
@claudiapersico.bsky.social, American University
Discussant Mette Gørtz, University of Copenhagen
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
@claudiapersico.bsky.social, American University
Discussant Mette Gørtz, University of Copenhagen
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
January 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes
@claudiapersico.bsky.social, American University
Discussant Mette Gørtz, University of Copenhagen
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
@claudiapersico.bsky.social, American University
Discussant Mette Gørtz, University of Copenhagen
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
Discussant presentation by Heather Royer, University of California-Santa Barbara.
January 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Discussant presentation by Heather Royer, University of California-Santa Barbara.
Homes in Limbo, Children at Risk: Exploring the Link between Housing Instability and Child Maltreatment Using the Discontinuity of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
Wei Fu, University of Louisville
Muzhe Yang, Lehigh University (presenter)
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
Wei Fu, University of Louisville
Muzhe Yang, Lehigh University (presenter)
#IHEA #HERO sessions at #ASSA2025
January 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm presenting at 10:15am Sun Jan 5 at the #ASSA2025 conf. "Economic Stimulus from Public Health Programs: Externalities from Mass AIDS Treatment Provision in South Africa" by @zoemclaren.bsky.social (@UMBCPubPolicy), @JacobBor, @ftanser and Till Bärnighausen. (Clift Hotel (Calder on Mezz.)
January 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm presenting at 10:15am Sun Jan 5 at the #ASSA2025 conf. "Economic Stimulus from Public Health Programs: Externalities from Mass AIDS Treatment Provision in South Africa" by @zoemclaren.bsky.social (@UMBCPubPolicy), @JacobBor, @ftanser and Till Bärnighausen. (Clift Hotel (Calder on Mezz.)
Discussant presentation by Michael Darden (Johns Hopkins)
January 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Discussant presentation by Michael Darden (Johns Hopkins)
