Georgia State Economics Dept. and Seminar Series

After 17 amazing years at @UH_Econ, I’m heading to @GSU_Economics and to lead @GAPolicyLabs in @aysps, advancing local education & health policy. Grateful for the journey, supportive colleagues and wonderful students at @UHouston. excited for what’s ahead! news.gsu.edu/2025/07/15/geo…

We are proud to congratulate AYSPS Economics PhD candidate Young-Yun Choi (@doubley2021) on being awarded the Mercatus Center and 2025 EHA Dissertation Fellowships for outstanding research on mobile access in North Korea and the historical roots of racial inequality in the U.S.

Congrats to our own Soojin Kim for her pub in the @RevEconStudies ! Another top 5! Her coauthors are Naoki Aizawa & Serena Rhee. Labour Market Screening and the Design of Social Insurance: An Equilibrium Analysis of the Labour Market for the Disabled academic.oup.com/restud/article…

Thrilled to share I’ve officially earned my Ph.D. in Economics @GSU_Economics ! Deep thanks to my family and advisor, Carlianne Patrick! Excited to join the Public Finance Research Cluster @aysps as a Visiting Research Scholar! #EconTwitter #PhD #PublicFinance

Grateful and excited to share that I’ve been awarded the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Dissertation Grant for my research on midwifery and maternal health outcomes in the Medicaid program. @GSU_Economics @HorowitzFdn

"Does quitting smoking increase obesity? Evidence that accounts for misreporting," by @RustyTchernis and @kteltser of @GSU_Economics, and @arjunteotia of @HenryFordHealth. #Smoking #Obesity #BMI doi.org/10.1002/soej.1…

Derek Hoodin of @AbtGlobalImpact, James Marton of @GSU_Economics, and Benjamin Ukert of @TAMU_SPH examine if those with chronic health conditions benefit from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion. #ACA #Medicaid #HealthInsurance #ChronicHealth doi.org/10.1002/soej.1…

Honored to receive the Graduate Student Paper Award at #SRSA this year! Grateful for the support of my advisors and mentors, and excited to keep digging into health policy & economics. @GSU_Economics @GSU_Research

Congrats to our own @aysps Economics faculty member Jon Smith for receiving the 2025 GSU Ignite Faculty Research Partnership Award for his work with @AchieveAtlanta !!! Economist Jonathan Smith Receives Georgia State Ignite Research Award news.gsu.edu/2025/04/04/eco…

Congratulations to our own @LHoehnVelasco for her recent publication in the @JHealthEcon along with her coauthors @seth_freedman and Diana R. Jolles! Intensive care supply and admission decisions sciencedirect.com/science/articl…