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Mark Duggan is the Wayne Jodi Cooperman Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1999. Prior to his tenure at Stanford, Duggan held faculty positions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the Economics Department at the University of Maryland, and the Economics Department at the University of Chicago. His research primarily focuses on the impact of government expenditure programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, on the behavior of individuals and firms. Recently, he has explored the effects of federal disability programs on labor market changes and the cost and quality of health care associated with Medicare and Medicaid programs. Duggan has published extensively in leading academic journals and has been recognized with several awards, including the ASHEcon Medal. He has served as a Senior Economist for Health Care Policy on the White House Council of Economic Advisers and as an Expert Witness for the U.S. Department of Justice. His work has been funded by various prestigious organizations including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Serves as Wayne Jodi Cooperman Professor and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Economic Policy Research.
University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
Served at the Wharton School.
University of Maryland • College Park, MD
Served in the Economics Department.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Served in the Economics Department.
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