Nhan Tran

Nhan Tran

PhD in Economics

University of Pittsburgh

Biography

I am a postdoctoral associate at the School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. I completed my PhD in economics from Binghamton University. My research interest lies at the intersection of labor economics, health economics, and public policy. In particular, my research focuses on evaluating the effects of US immigration policies on the labor market outcomes and health insurance of immigrants and their US-born children.

Interests

  • Labor economics
  • Health economics
  • Public policy
  • Applied microeconomics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2024

    Binghamton University

  • MS in Finance, 2018

    Gachon University

  • BA, 2014

    University of Economics, HCMC

Working Papers

Work in progress

Immigration policies and birth outcomes

Agent Orange and long-term effects on education: Evidence from the Vietnam War

with Thanh Pham, Duong Le, and Solomon Polachek

Teaching

Instructor

  • Microeconomic Theory (Summer 2022 and 2023)

Teaching Assistant

  • Economics of Corporate Strategies (MA course)

  • Macroeconomic Theory I (PhD core course)

  • Economic Forecasting

  • Economics of Corporations

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