Nicole Siegal

Nicole Siegal serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Indiana University's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs since 2024, specializing in health economics, public policy evaluation, and applied microeconomics with implications for political economy and public health.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024
• M.A. in Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2020

Research focuses on microeconometric analysis of health disparities and policy impacts, particularly through pandemic-related projects evaluating socioeconomic and health outcomes in Hawai`i. Her work bridges theoretical economics with practical policy assessment in public finance and social welfare contexts.

Prior to her current role, Siegal contributed to the Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC) initiative at the University of Hawai`i Economic Research Organization (UHERO), conducting empirical analyses of pandemic responses and health inequities across diverse populations.