Catherine Maclean
@jcmecon.bsky.social
Health Economist at GMU Schar School. Research Associate at NBER. Co-editor at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Associate Editor at the Journal of Health Economics. Crazy about my dogs & proudly Canadian.
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@dubravkaritter.bsky.social, @dougwebberecon.bsky.social, and I have a new Education Next article out that offers a less technical look at our research on predicting college closures using machine learning techniques.
Colleges Are Closing. Who Might Be Next?
How machine learning can fill data gaps and help forecast the future
www.educationnext.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
@dubravkaritter.bsky.social, @dougwebberecon.bsky.social, and I have a new Education Next article out that offers a less technical look at our research on predicting college closures using machine learning techniques.
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🚨🚨Very excited to attend the 2025 Young Scholar Workshop by the @armecona.bsky.social on Dec. 5, 10-12pm EST featuring 3 job market candidates: Narek Alexanian @princetonecon.bsky.social, @salpykanimian.bsky.social, and Mate Malashkhia. Log in to hear and support these stellar young economists!
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November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨🚨Very excited to attend the 2025 Young Scholar Workshop by the @armecona.bsky.social on Dec. 5, 10-12pm EST featuring 3 job market candidates: Narek Alexanian @princetonecon.bsky.social, @salpykanimian.bsky.social, and Mate Malashkhia. Log in to hear and support these stellar young economists!
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Studying whether paid sick leave affects healthcare use, from Sumedha Gupta, Johanna Catherine Maclean, @chrisruhm.bsky.social, and Kosali I. Simon www.nber.org/papers/w34485
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Studying whether paid sick leave affects healthcare use, from Sumedha Gupta, Johanna Catherine Maclean, @chrisruhm.bsky.social, and Kosali I. Simon www.nber.org/papers/w34485
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🚨 Nominations open for the 2026 ISSDP Excellence in Research Award!
Recognizes research published since Jan 2023 that has made a substantial innovation in how we think about/conduct #drugpolicy research
Nominate your heroes, your colleagues, or yourself! Email noms to me by Jan 15: [email protected]
Recognizes research published since Jan 2023 that has made a substantial innovation in how we think about/conduct #drugpolicy research
Nominate your heroes, your colleagues, or yourself! Email noms to me by Jan 15: [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨 Nominations open for the 2026 ISSDP Excellence in Research Award!
Recognizes research published since Jan 2023 that has made a substantial innovation in how we think about/conduct #drugpolicy research
Nominate your heroes, your colleagues, or yourself! Email noms to me by Jan 15: [email protected]
Recognizes research published since Jan 2023 that has made a substantial innovation in how we think about/conduct #drugpolicy research
Nominate your heroes, your colleagues, or yourself! Email noms to me by Jan 15: [email protected]
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My paper on the consumer financial impacts of Missouri's 2005 Medicaid cut with @1armedeconomist.bsky.social and Slava Mikhed is finally out in the fall issue of AJHE: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Missouri’s Medicaid Contraction and Consumer Financial Outcomes | American Journal of Health Economics: Vol 11, No 4
Abstract In July 2005, the state of Missouri implemented a series of cuts to its Medicaid program. These cuts resulted in the elimination of the Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities progra...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My paper on the consumer financial impacts of Missouri's 2005 Medicaid cut with @1armedeconomist.bsky.social and Slava Mikhed is finally out in the fall issue of AJHE: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Excited to share new work on paid sick leave (PSL) mandates with @nicolasziebarth & Stefan Pichler!
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Crowding-in
Abstract. Using the National Compensation Survey from 2009 to 2022 and difference-in-differences methods, we find that state-level sick pay mandates are ef
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November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excited to share new work on paid sick leave (PSL) mandates with @nicolasziebarth & Stefan Pichler!
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
Using establishment data, we find that U.S. state PSL mandates⬆️ PSL access & use, & do not crowd-out other benefits or ⬇️ wages!
Note: paper is open access!!
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
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Next VERB seminar. Add it to your calendar!
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#healtheconomics #econsky
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October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Next VERB seminar. Add it to your calendar!
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On this day in 1994, Joni Mitchell released her 15th studio album Turbulent Indigo. The album received critical acclaim and won a Grammy and earned two Juno nominations.
It reached #24 in Canada and went gold in the country. The cover was painted by Mitchell.
It reached #24 in Canada and went gold in the country. The cover was painted by Mitchell.
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
On this day in 1994, Joni Mitchell released her 15th studio album Turbulent Indigo. The album received critical acclaim and won a Grammy and earned two Juno nominations.
It reached #24 in Canada and went gold in the country. The cover was painted by Mitchell.
It reached #24 in Canada and went gold in the country. The cover was painted by Mitchell.
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New research led by @jcmecon.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social finds Medicaid expansion has yielded lasting gains in access to specialty substance use disorder (SUD) treatment—benefiting thousands experiencing drug or alcohol problems.
October 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New research led by @jcmecon.bsky.social of @georgemasonu.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social finds Medicaid expansion has yielded lasting gains in access to specialty substance use disorder (SUD) treatment—benefiting thousands experiencing drug or alcohol problems.
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45th annual Terry Fox Run brings 10,000 people to the Confederation Bridge #PEI #Canada #TerryFoxRun
Donations for the run are still being counted and accepted, but the most recent tally shows more than $800,000 has been raised by the event for cancer research.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
Donations for the run are still being counted and accepted, but the most recent tally shows more than $800,000 has been raised by the event for cancer research.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
Terry Fox Run brings 10,000 people to the Confederation Bridge
More than 10,000 people walked, ran, and wheeled across the Confederation Bridge on Sunday for the 45th annual Terry Fox Run.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
45th annual Terry Fox Run brings 10,000 people to the Confederation Bridge #PEI #Canada #TerryFoxRun
Donations for the run are still being counted and accepted, but the most recent tally shows more than $800,000 has been raised by the event for cancer research.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
Donations for the run are still being counted and accepted, but the most recent tally shows more than $800,000 has been raised by the event for cancer research.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
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Sharing some encouraging news re: CDC PRAMS. The CDC has indicated they will weight and clean the 2024 PRAMS data. Also, the PRAMS data collection system (PIDS) is up and running again and some sites have begun 2025 PRAMS data collection. Hopefully restoration of the ARF portal is coming soon too.
September 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sharing some encouraging news re: CDC PRAMS. The CDC has indicated they will weight and clean the 2024 PRAMS data. Also, the PRAMS data collection system (PIDS) is up and running again and some sites have begun 2025 PRAMS data collection. Hopefully restoration of the ARF portal is coming soon too.
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Link to the episode:
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E52 – Working in Global and U.S. Economic Policy with Sandile Hlatshwayo
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August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Link to the episode:
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1/ This week, we (@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social) talk with Jeremy Weber where he shares insights from his new book, “Statistics for Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Being Mostly Right, or at Least Respectively Wrong.”
August 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
1/ This week, we (@ajhollingsworth.bsky.social) talk with Jeremy Weber where he shares insights from his new book, “Statistics for Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Being Mostly Right, or at Least Respectively Wrong.”
Classic Canadian snacks! Craving a butter tart!
We asked some Australians to try these classic Canadian snack foods and they died, they all died
We asked some Australians to try these classic Canadian snack foods and they died, they all died
We thought we’d have a bit of fun and get our friends from Down Under to try some of our favourite Canadian snacks. Unfortunately it went horribly, horribly awry.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Classic Canadian snacks! Craving a butter tart!
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📢 Excited to share that our papers on marijuana legalization and consumption are now published!
Huge thanks to my coauthors @jcmecon.bsky.social @yangliang.bsky.social Joe Sabia & Dhaval Dave
📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Huge thanks to my coauthors @jcmecon.bsky.social @yangliang.bsky.social Joe Sabia & Dhaval Dave
📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📢 Excited to share that our papers on marijuana legalization and consumption are now published!
Huge thanks to my coauthors @jcmecon.bsky.social @yangliang.bsky.social Joe Sabia & Dhaval Dave
📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Huge thanks to my coauthors @jcmecon.bsky.social @yangliang.bsky.social Joe Sabia & Dhaval Dave
📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@nber.org WP with the ⭐great ⭐@econtess.bsky.social, Joe Sabia, Erik Nesson, & Chad Cotti 👇
There are concerns that vaping - through consumption of nicotine - contributes to the mental health crisis
We find no evidence that ENDS taxes & other ENDS regulations improve mental health
There are concerns that vaping - through consumption of nicotine - contributes to the mental health crisis
We find no evidence that ENDS taxes & other ENDS regulations improve mental health
No evidence is found that taxation of electronic nicotine delivery systems improves youth and young adult mental health, from Chad D. Cotti, @econtess.bsky.social, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Erik T. Nesson, and Joseph J. Sabia https://www.nber.org/papers/w33917
June 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@nber.org WP with the ⭐great ⭐@econtess.bsky.social, Joe Sabia, Erik Nesson, & Chad Cotti 👇
There are concerns that vaping - through consumption of nicotine - contributes to the mental health crisis
We find no evidence that ENDS taxes & other ENDS regulations improve mental health
There are concerns that vaping - through consumption of nicotine - contributes to the mental health crisis
We find no evidence that ENDS taxes & other ENDS regulations improve mental health
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The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
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Excited to share our new paper in Labour Economics! We study the impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the healthcare workforce. Grateful to my wonderful coauthors — check it out below 👇
Excited to share our Labour Economics paper!
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Promoting public health with blunt instruments: Evidence from vaccine mandates
We study the effect of mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare industry workers adopted in 2021 in the United States. There are long-…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Excited to share our new paper in Labour Economics! We study the impact of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the healthcare workforce. Grateful to my wonderful coauthors — check it out below 👇
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New published paper on Covid-19 vaccine mandates!
Excited to share our Labour Economics paper!
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Promoting public health with blunt instruments: Evidence from vaccine mandates
We study the effect of mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare industry workers adopted in 2021 in the United States. There are long-…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New published paper on Covid-19 vaccine mandates!
Excited to share our Labour Economics paper!
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Promoting public health with blunt instruments: Evidence from vaccine mandates
We study the effect of mandates requiring COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare industry workers adopted in 2021 in the United States. There are long-…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Excited to share our Labour Economics paper!
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@johnsearle.bsky.social @aboukr.bsky.social @sungbinpark.bsky.social
We study the extent to which state mandates requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination impacted U.S. healthcare sector employment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fair description! 🤣🤣🤣
May 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fair description! 🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations @riacton.bsky.social 👏🎉⭐!
Congratulations to all for their Faculty awards, but special congratulations to our own Riley Acton (@riacton.bsky.social) for being this year’s recipient of the James Robeson Junior Faculty Award for Research Excellence.
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Farmer School of Business 2025 faculty award winners announced
10 faculty members receive awards for research, teaching, and service
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May 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Congratulations @riacton.bsky.social 👏🎉⭐!
Congratulations @johnmullahy.bsky.social & @edwardnorton.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉!!! Very well deserved!
Congratulations to John Mullahy and Edward C. Norton, co-winners of the 2025 Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for the Best Research in Health Econometrics.
Learn more about the ASHEcon Awards here 👉 ashecon.org/2025-ashecon...
Learn more about the ASHEcon Awards here 👉 ashecon.org/2025-ashecon...
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations @johnmullahy.bsky.social & @edwardnorton.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉!!! Very well deserved!
❤️❤️❤️Prime Minster Carney❤️❤️❤️
CTV calls it for the Liberals. 10:07pm ET.
Just a question of whether it's a minority or majority.
According to their decision desk.
Just a question of whether it's a minority or majority.
According to their decision desk.
April 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
❤️❤️❤️Prime Minster Carney❤️❤️❤️
Too true🤣🤣🤣!
April 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Too true🤣🤣🤣!