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Edward Norton
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Health economist and Professor at the University of Michigan.

Economics 38%
Public Health 27%
Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., internationally recognized leader in health policy and economics, beloved teacher, loving patriarch, and inaugural chair of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), passed away on January 1, 2026.

“Our country has lost a legend.” masshpc.gov/news/press-r...
We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC.

“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
HPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Image BOSTON — Stuart H.
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In case anyone is interested, here is my latest contribution to DiD. In this case, nonlinear models with repeated cross sections. A (short) paper will be ready soon. It's nothing path breaking but shows the obvious extensions from the panel data case works.

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/lne2y...
Dropbox
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TWFE is not perfect, of course. But when selection is largely based on time-constant unobservables, it can still be very effective. We have to use a flexible enough model, but that’s on us — not on the estimator. We can allow lots of heterogeneity. Plus, we sometimes can combine with IV.
Tragic death of John Leahy. An amazing economist, wonderful adviser, consistently modest and kind, he will be greatly missed.

May his memory be a blessing.

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Long-term care needs are rising—but federal policy isn’t keeping pace. A new brief from Penn LDI, drawing on research by Allison K. Hoffman, Rachel Werner, and Tamara Konetzka, explores today’s LTC challenges and opportunities for reform. https://penncareylaw.news/4aPHvcw
Reforming Long-Term Care Policy
A summary of the current long-term care crisis, how we got here, options for reforming federal policy, and the costs of the status quo to the people affected.
penncareylaw.news
The Economics Department at @Princeton is saddened to share the news of Professor Kate Ho's passing. Professor Ho was an exemplary teacher, researcher, adviser, colleague, and friend. She will be dearly missed.

https://bit.ly/497s4Lw

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Congrats to Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy on his latest running achievement! He ran the Tunnel Hill 50-mile race in Illinois. He finished in 5:38:27, setting a new American men’s record in his age group, and breaking the previous record which had stood for a quarter century! @hthirumurthy.bsky.social

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It was a pleasure attending the #AHEW at @umich.edu this year. It was a great opportunity to get in-depth exposure to cutting edge econometric work. Special thanks to @edwardnorton.bsky.social, #NickPapaGeorge, & many others for organizing & hosting a great workshop.
6. and @johnmullahy.bsky.social and @edwardnorton.bsky.social, recipients of the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award (health econometrics research)

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Interview with John Mullahy and Edward Norton: 2025 Willard G. Manning Memorial Award Recipients for the Best Research in Health Econometrics – ASHEcon
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📈 Once niche, health economics is now central to the field.

A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research.

Health is shaping the future of economics.
Early View
The Rise of Health Economics: Transforming the Landscape of Economic Research
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It is with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of my friend, mentor, and co-author Dr. Allen Goodman. Allen was an exceptional mentor and was kind, thoughtful, and supportive. I am passing his legacy on, teach the next generation of health economists.

Today's date, 7/24/25, is a Pythagorean triple. The next one will be next century: on 2103/04/05.

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Hey health #econsky 📈📉! I have joined the Folland, Goodman, Stano's author team for the 9th edition of Economics of Health and Health Care! 📚Most substantive update and new chapters which I will previews in the next few weeks. Released January 31, 2024.
www.amazon.com/Economics-He...

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It's absolute anarchy out there.

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For years, I've heard mutterings about odds ratios

This is the best explanation I've ever read about why to abandon Odds Ratios NOT for relative risks, but instead FOR marginal probabilities

"Requiem for odds ratios"🧪

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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NBER @nber.org · Oct 11
Estimating treatment effects in difference-in-differences designs in which the treatment start is staggered over time and effects are heterogeneous by group, time, and covariates, and when the data are repeated cross-sections, from Deb, Norton, Wooldridge, and Z... https://www.nber.org/papers/w33026

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"I don't believe what I just saw!"

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Q for applied econs: I want to use inverse propensity score reweighting (IPW) to check robustness to attrition. Should I trim the sample outside the range of overlapping support of the propensity score distributions? 1/2

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Original paper by Hainmueller (2012) in Political Analysis. See also Hainmueller and Yu (2013) in J Statistical Software. Nick Huntinton-Klein has examples in book "The Effect". Stata has software: ebalance.
thx -- any reference for beginners?
Congratulations to Martin Gaynor, this year's winner of the Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics. @martingaynor.bsky.social

Learn more about the ASHEcon Awards here 👉 www.ashecon.org/2025-ashecon...
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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Need something to distract you from the news?

Try my interactive map of @umich.edu medical history!

michmed.org/NYAyW

(Click the pins to see and read about each building)

Read more about how we went from one building on the Diag to today's Michigan Medicine: michmed.org/vQ5eZ #medhist #histmed
Michigan Medicine locations through history - Google My Maps
In honor of the 175th anniversary of the University of Michigan Medical School, this map traces the locations of medical education, clinical care and research facilities across U-M's history, from 185...
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Thank you to IHEA for joining with the health economics journal editorial boards in defending academic freedom and editorial independence. The IHEA May Newsletter has both their endorsement and our original statement: healtheconomics.org/wp-content/u...

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Last week 7 leading journals (including Health Economics) distributed a joint statement on editorial independence and academic freedom. Today, IHEA (the International Health Economics Association) joins our statement in solidarity. See their endorsement on the IHEA homepage:

healtheconomics.org

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The Editorial Board of Health Economics is very pleased to congratulate one of our own, Prof. Bruce Hollingsworth, on being appointed a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. This is a high and well-deserved honour! Read all about it here:

www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/oyal-ec...
Royal Economic Society honour for Lancaster Professor Bruce Hollingsworth - Lancaster University
Professor of Health Economics Bruce Hollingsworth has been appointed a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society.
www.lancaster.ac.uk

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A direct link to this statement can be found below. Please distribute this widely so that all of our colleagues in the discipline can see that their work is valued and that we will not collaborate with, or tolerate, political coercion.

sites.google.com/view/joint-s...
Joint Statement of Principles
Statement of Principles from the Editorial Boards of Leading Health Economics Journals May 21, 2025 As academic independence and freedom of expression face increasing threats across many countries a...
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The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.

Correction: Hainmueller and Yiqing Xu (2013) in JSS.
Original paper by Hainmueller (2012) in Political Analysis. See also Hainmueller and Yu (2013) in J Statistical Software. Nick Huntinton-Klein has examples in book "The Effect". Stata has software: ebalance.
thx -- any reference for beginners?