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Shooshan Danagoulian

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Health Economist | Associate Professor @waynestate @WayneStateCLAS | Previously @CornellEcon @LSEEcon @JohnsHopkins | Mom to 3 lovely kids. https://www.shooshandanagoulian.com/

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 1d

Yum!!!

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks to Jim Flynn @jimflynn9.bsky.social for interviewing me for the ASHEcon Newsletter @ashecon.bsky.social. It was fun to chat about risky health behaviors, priorities for ASHEcon, the #EconJobMarket, and even favorite movie/book/teams. #EconSky

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 13d

Awwww, shucks! Oh, well, I'll oblige and admit that I am 38.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday! I am not 38. 😜

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 15d

Nope.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 15d

Newly published in Journal of Health Economics. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Seasonal allergies and mental health: Do small health shocks affect suicidality?

Suicide rates increased 37% in the US from 2000 to 2018; while structural factors are extensively studied, short-term triggers remain less understood.…

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 15d

We think that suicides reflect extreme states-of-mind, & events triggering their timing is unpredictable. We show that they are sensitive to seasonal allergies which are relatively minor & easy to treat. Seasonal allergies are very common & we underestimate their impact on our ability to function./N

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 15d

Suicides and pollen co-vary seasonally. But is it causal? We use a simple daily variation estimation techniques, saturated with fixed effects to remove seasonal and location effects. We show that when pollen is in 4th quartile, there are 7.4% more suicides. Why does this matter?/2

Table with four columns and 21 rows. Columns 2, 3, 4 show estimated effect of each quartile of pollen on number of suicides. Column 4 shows that when pollen levels are in 2nd quartile, there are 4.5% more suicides; when in the 3rd quartile, there are 5.5% more suicides; and when in 4th quartile 7.3% more suicides. This column includes county, year by month, and month by day fixed effects. The dependent variable mean is 0.06, includes 264807 observations representing 187 counties.

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 15d

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨
Are suicides sensitive to small health events like seasonal allergies? More than 80 mil Americans have seasonal allergies, & these are getting worse as temperatures rise. We show that there are more suicides as pollen levels rise.
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A figure with years on the x-axis and monthly count of suicides on left y-axis and monthly average of pollen on right y-axis. Two lines in the figure in a co-moving pattern, peaking in spring months and fall months. Dashed line is the monthly count of suicides, solid red line is the monthly average of pollen.

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 16d

Question for #Econsky📉: Can you recommend a paper which implements Callaway and Sant'Anna that carefully describes the specification in methods? (As opposed to write a TWFE specification and mention that it will be estimated with CS.)

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks, Christoph. Our book Economics of Health & Health Care is in 9th edition & has been widely used for upper undergrad & Masters. It combines some theory underpinnings w/ summary of research findings. With 24 chapters, it’s intended to comprehensive though topics are updated in each edition.

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, you should definitely be super proud!!

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 20d

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 22d

D line just barely includes some of Armenia (always on a boundary, my country), and I love the rest if D. So, I guess, D it is.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

I remember that session. He was very proud of that effort. He had such a great sense of humor!

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Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you for this. He was indeed.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you, Dave.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you, Tim.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you, Martin!

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you!

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you for the kind words, Joanne.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you.

Shooshan Danagoulian @shooshan.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you.