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Areas of expertise
Health economics, labor economics, and public economics.
BIO
Erkmen G. Aslim is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont, affiliated with the Health and Society Program and a Research Affiliate at the Osher Center for Integrative Health and IZA at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
He is an applied microeconomist whose research lies at the intersection of health economics and public policy. His work has been published in leading journals including The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Labour Economics, Health Economics, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and has been featured in TIME, NPR, and Freakonomics, M.D.
His current research spans the health consequences of immigration enforcement, the economic effects of reproductive health policy, the labor market impacts of medical innovation, and AI-driven productivity in healthcare. He has expertise collaborating with industry and community partners, including Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, Priority Health, and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.
Dr. Aslim is also a co-founder and co-organizer of the Applied Microeconomics & Policy Workshop, which brings together senior and junior economics scholars working on public policy.
Publications
Bio
Erkmen G. Aslim is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont, affiliated with the Health and Society Program and a Research Affiliate at the Osher Center for Integrative Health and IZA at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
He is an applied microeconomist whose research lies at the intersection of health economics and public policy. His work has been published in leading journals including The Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics, Labour Economics, Health Economics, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and has been featured in TIME, NPR, and Freakonomics, M.D.
His current research spans the health consequences of immigration enforcement, the economic effects of reproductive health policy, the labor market impacts of medical innovation, and AI-driven productivity in healthcare. He has expertise collaborating with industry and community partners, including Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, Priority Health, and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.
Dr. Aslim is also a co-founder and co-organizer of the Applied Microeconomics & Policy Workshop, which brings together senior and junior economics scholars working on public policy.