Hamid Noghanibehambari

Hamid Noghanibehambari is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the College of Business at Austin Peay State University. He is also a research affiliate at the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on health economics, environmental economics, and the economics of education, with a particular emphasis on long-term health impacts of early-life exposures, intergenerational health effects, and public policy analysis.

Education:

• Postdoc, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2023)
• Ph.D. in Economics, Texas Tech University (2021)
• M.Sc. in Economics, Sharif University of Technology (2016)
• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2013)

Research Interests:

• Applied Microeconomics
• Health Economics (focusing on mortality patterns, disease exposure, and policy impacts)
• Environmental Economics (studying pollution, pesticide exposure, and climate effects)
• Economics of Education (linking educational policies to long-term health outcomes)

His recent work examines historical and contemporary interventions, such as public health policies, occupational licensing, and social insurance programs, to understand their long-term effects on health and mortality. Notable studies include analyses of early-life pesticide exposure, midwifery laws, and the Dust Bowl’s impact on longevity. He has published widely in journals like Journal of Health Economics, Demography, and Population Studies. Collaborations frequently involve cross-disciplinary approaches to trace intergenerational health legacies.