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Rusty Tchernis is a Professor of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, with affiliations as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on Applied Econometrics, Health Economics, and Labor Economics, emphasizing program evaluation, spatial econometrics, Bayesian methods, and childhood obesity. His work addresses policy-relevant topics like food security, SNAP program impacts, and public health interventions.
Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.
Research interests include the interplay between economic policies and health outcomes, with particular attention to spatial analysis, risk preferences, and the evaluation of social programs. His publications span journals like the Journal of the American Statistical Association and Journal of Econometrics, reflecting methodological rigor and policy relevance.
His articles explore themes such as smoking cessation’s impact on obesity, SNAP redemption patterns, and Bayesian approaches to behavioral welfare economics. Funded by the NIH and USDA, his research bridges econometric innovation with real-world policy challenges. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned.
Grants and funding sources include the National Institutes of Health and the USDA. He has advised on policy evaluations but no students are listed. No lab affiliations are noted.
