Emma Boswell Dean
Assistant Professor, Health Sector Management and Policy
Featured Publications
Grossman, G., Pierskalla, J. and Dean, E.B. “Government Fragmentation and Public Goods Provision.” Journal of Politics, 2017. 79(3), pp. 823-840.
Dean, E.B., Schilbach, F. and Schofield, H. “Poverty and Cognitive Function.” Chapter in forthcoming NBER book The Economics of Asset Accumulation and Poverty Traps, Barrett, C.B., Carter, M. and Chavas, J.P. eds.
Teaching and Professional Experience
- Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania , 2014-2017
- Consultant in Market Research & Advanced Analytics, Trinity Partners, Waltham, MA , 2010-2013
- Associate Consultant in Advanced Analytics, Trinity Partners, Waltham, MA , 2008-2009
Specialties
- Health Economics, Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Degrees
- Ph.D., Managerial Science & Applied Economics, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2018
- M.S., Managerial Science & Applied Economics, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015
- B.Sc., Biometry & Statistics, Cornell University, 2008
Honors and Awards
- University of Chicago Trust in India, $57,000 (with Sendhil Mullainathan, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield, and Anuj Shah), 2017
- Population Studies Center and Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania, $20,000 (with Sendhil Mullainathan, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield, and Anuj Shah), 2017
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, $8,000, 2016
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, $20,000 (with Sendhil Mullainathan, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield, and Anuj Shah), 2016
- Global Engagement Fund of the University of Pennsylvania, $35,000 (with Sendhil Mullainathan, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield, and Anuj Shah), 2016
- Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Wharton, $4,000, 2015
