Seth Richards-Shubik

Seth Richards-Shubik is the Winter Family Associate Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, with affiliations to the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, an MPA from Syracuse University, and a BA in History and Science from Harvard University. His research focuses on health economics and applied econometrics, emphasizing medical service markets, network models, and health inequality. He has held prior faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon University and Lehigh University, and his work has been supported by grants from the NIH, Social Security Administration, and others.

Richards-Shubik's research explores optimal contracting for medical services, referral networks, and spillovers in health outcomes. His notable contributions include studies on Medicare dialysis payments, physician drug adoption patterns, and collaborative production in academic research. He has received awards such as the Class of 1961 Professorship (Lehigh, 2020) and the Carl & Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award (Lehigh, 2018).

• Education: PhD (UPenn, 2010), MPA (Syracuse, 2004), BA (Harvard, 1997)
• Grants: NHLBI, NICHD, Social Security Administration-funded projects on drug adoption, wellness incentives, and health shocks.
• Service: Referee for top journals (AER, Econometrica), organizer of health economics conferences, and contributor to university committees on research and curriculum.

His work bridges theoretical econometrics with practical health policy, addressing issues like healthcare efficiency, physician networks, and socioeconomic health disparities.