Ohio State University
Department of Economics
Curriculum Vitae
October 2016
Tony S. Han
Office Address
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
410 Arps Hall
1945 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43210-1172
Cell Phone: (225) 361-7009
Email:
[email protected]
Webpage: www.tony-han.com
Citizenship and Visa Status: China (F-1 visa)
Education
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Ohio State University
(Candidacy Exam passed April 2016, Ph.D. expected May 2017)
Graduate Minor in Public Policy and Management, Ohio State University, 2016
M.A., Economics, Ohio State University, 2013
B.S., Mathematics, and B.A., Economics, Wuhan University, 2011
Dissertation
“Essays on the Efficiency and Efficacy of Health Policies and Programs: (a) the ACA
Dependent Coverage Provision; (b) Medicare Part D”
Dissertation Supervisor: Kurt Lavetti
Areas of Specialization
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics
Working Papers
“The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision on College Graduates
with Student Loan Debt”, (Job Market Paper).
“Does Part D Abet Advantageous Selection in Medicare Advantage”, (with Kurt Lavetti).
Under review.
Fellowships, Awards, and Honors
Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking Research Travel Grant, Ohio State University, 2016
University Fellowship, Ohio State University, 2012-2013
Presentations
“The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision on College Graduates with
Student Loan Debt”
Ohio State University Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Oct 2016
“Does Part D Abet Advantageous Selection in Medicare Advantage”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Evanston, IL, Apr 2016
Ohio State University Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Dec 2015
H2D2 (Health, History, Demography, and Development) Research Day, Ann Arbor, MI,
Dec 2015
Ohio State University Applied Microeconomics Workshop, Feb 2015
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Ohio State University
Department of Economics
Curriculum Vitae
October 2016
Teaching Experience
Independent Instructor
Principles of Macroeconomics: Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Principles of Microeconomics: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015
Intermediate Microeconomics: Fall 2015
Professional Experience
UCAT (University Center for the Advancement of Teaching) Teaching Orientation Facilitator and
Teaching Orientation Facilitator Learning Community Member, Apr 2015-Aug 2016
 Combined my own teaching experience with theories of teaching and learning to prepare
new graduate teaching assistants for teaching at Ohio State University in the 2015 and
2016 Teaching Orientation
 Worked with UCAT staff and other community members to propose, plan, and work toward
executing an improvement project for the 2016 Teaching Orientation
UCAT (University Center for the Advancement of Teaching) Teaching Circle Member, Feb 2016
-Apr 2016
 Met regularly with UCAT staff and other graduate students with both experience and interest
in teaching at the college level
 Discussed issues of teaching and learning in an array of academic disciplines
Research Assistant to Professor Kurt Lavetti, May 2016-Aug 2016
 Used the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) Case-Mix System to generate risk
measures for the population in Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD)
Computer Skills
Stata, SAS, Matlab, Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) Case-Mix System, Unix,
Latex
References
Tony S. Han
Professor Kurt Lavetti
Phone: (301) 752-0895
Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Professor Lucia Dunn
Phone: (614) 292-8071
Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Professor Trevon Logan
Phone: (614) 292-0762
Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Professor Wendy (Yi) Xu
Phone: (614) 292-0662
Email: [email protected]
College of Public Health
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
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