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David Slusky

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Professor of Economics and Population Health at the University of Kansas || Executive Director of the American Society of Health Economists || JPAM Co-Editor || NBER Research Associate || IZA Research Fellow

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David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · 1d

The @nationalacademies.org report I’ve been working on for the last 15 months is up at nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2918...

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Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · Jul 23

What a lineup!

www.nber.org/conferences/...

SI 2025 Economics of Health

www.nber.org

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Int’l Health Econ Assn (IHEA) is searching for a health economics researcher to serve as its next Exec Director

healtheconomics.org/job-advertisem…

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David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics @ub.edu @ubeconomics.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social crew (especially @caterina-muratori.bsky.social and @juditvall.bsky.social) really know how to pick a rooftop spot for a department get together! Thanks so much for including me!

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David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · Jul 1

What a treat to get visit my old grad school friend Jose Azar in Pamplona and give a seminar at the University of Navarra!

David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · Jun 28

Amazing morning at the Nova School of Business & Economics in Portugal. And Edson Servernini happened to be visiting and came to my talk! Huge thank you to Pedro Pita Barros for his hospitality and leadership of the Health Economics Knowledge and Management Center here.

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

“Birth Center and Maternal and Infant Health” by Helena Roy, @ambarlaforgia.bsky.social, @maya-rossin-slater.bsky.social, Helen Kissel, and Petra Persson looks at the growth of births centers and health outcomes in the US

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

“The Consequences of Federal Abortion Funding Bans” from @mayrapinedat.bsky.social, @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social, and Nikita Dhingra looks at a really understudied form of abortion restrictions

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

“Pregnancy at 35 and Beyond: Is It Time to Redefine the Geriatric Pregnancy Age” from Devoja Ganguli asks a really fascinating question about the long established idea of when a geriatric pregnancy is.

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

“The Price of Parenthood: Childcare Costs and Fertility”, which is @abigaildow.bsky.social’s excellent JMP is a really interesting look at the link between childcare and birthrates

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

Next is “Power to the Platform: Online Dating and Reproductive Health” by @cpdurrance.bsky.social, @mguldi.bsky.social, & @causalinf.bsky.social which looks at the introduction of Craigslist personal ads on fertility

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Lilly Springer @springerecon.bsky.social · Jun 27

🧵 of my favorite new papers that I saw at #ASHEcon2025

First up is “Stigmas and Social Safety Net Participation” from @kpukelis.bsky.social and Michael Holcomb which finds interesting stigma difference along political lines

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Thomas Wilk @thomaswilk-econ.bsky.social · Jun 25

#ASHEcon2025 was a great experience. My first time being able to attend & it was amazing; presenting a paper, discussing fantastic papers, and presenting a poster of new work from the NBER on AIAN long-COVID impacts. Thank you for everyone who set up this fantastic conference!

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Jun 25

Y’all, I wrote a book!

www.amazon.com/Science-Seco...

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 25

#ASHEcon2025 Thank you, Nashville, for hosting us! It’s a fantastic place id like to revisit. Huge thank you to @davidslusky.bsky.social and team at @ashecon.bsky.social for organizing it. Safe travels home, everyone and see you next year!

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Salpy Kanimian @salpykanimian.bsky.social · Jun 25

#ASHEcon2025 was a whirlwind🌪️—in the best way! Presented my work, discussed a great paper, and shared a poster. Great conversations, fresh insights, and even ran into mentors, colleagues, and coauthors. Congrats to all the organizers @ashecon.bsky.social. Excited for next year #ASHEcon2026!

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 25

#ASHEcon2025 Archie Arnob shows that banning happy hours reduces alcohol consumption and suicides.

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David Slusky @davidslusky.bsky.social · Jun 25

Still time to come hear Senator Bill Frist at @ashecon.bsky.social #ASHEcon2025!

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · Jun 25

Last paper is presented by Zet Wang about the impact of flooding on infant mortality in Bangladesh

Shows this flooding in utero increases infant mortality, an important impact of environment/climate change on health

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hats off to David Slusky, Steve Parente, the ASHEcon staff, and the staff at the Nashville Grand Hyatt for arranging and hosting a terrific conference.
#ASHEcon2025

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · Jun 25

This paper is nice to illustrate the geographic area FE identification strategy

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · Jun 25

Next paper is by Padmaja Ayagari showing that later sunset time IMPROVES health in India

Different effects than in high income countries

Very cool and convincing, combines time use surveys and the DHS

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our first paper is the best abstract for the program. 🥳👏👏

Nicolas Fuentes Segura (UCSB) shows that terrorism affects socioemotional skills and risky health behaviors of children

He’s on the job market this year - look for him

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Best slide at #AshEcon2025

Market brinksmanship

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 24

#ASHEcon2025 This week, on many occasions, I heard that this conference is the funnest, most constructive, & kindest in econ. That’s legacy of leadership, a different vision, & values which include diversity. Proud to be part of! @ashecon.bsky.social @davidslusky.bsky.social @johncawley.bsky.social

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Anne Fitzpatrick @annefitz13.bsky.social · Jun 24

Another exciting day @ashecon.bsky.social for the Health and Development program

If you’re in Nashville, join us 🤗

Schedule for the Health and Development program at AshEcon

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 23

#ASHEcon2025 Jafar Jafarov show that when their representation was excluded from Congress in India, Muslims reported 2.9 more minutes of sleeplessness on Election Day.

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 23

#ASHEcon2025 Korea has one of the longest working hours among OECD countries. How do reduced working hours affect mental health? Hansoo Ko shows that while it improves mental health for all, those who choose to work overtime are more affected, suggesting selection.

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Aaron Schwartz @aschwartz.bsky.social · Jun 23

AHIP announces an ambitious prior authorization reform the same day of our packed #ASHEcon2025 session on prior authorization. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...

Health Plans Take Action to Simplify Prior Authorization

New Commitments Aim to Accelerate Decision Timelines, Increase Transparency, Expand Access to Affordable, Quality Care

www.ahip.org

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · Jun 23

The awesome halo of #ASHEcon2025. @ashecon.bsky.social @haroldpollack.bsky.social #KosaliSimon @davidslusky.bsky.social

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