Yalun Su

About Yalun Su

I am a fifth-year PhD student at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, a student affiliate in the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab at Harvard Medical School, and a predoctoral fellow (AY 2021-24) in the University of Chicago and Northwestern University Health Services Research Program. 

My research lies in the intersection of health economics and public finance, focusing on social insurance and agency conflicts.

I received my MSc. in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics and my B.A. in Applied Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics from UC Berkeley. Before Harris, I worked as a research professional at the Becker-Friedman Institute Ronzetti Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets.

Publication

“Disability and Distress: The Effect of Disability Programs on Financial Outcomes,”
with Manasi Deshpande and Tal Gross,
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 13(2), April 2021, pp. 151-78.
Winner of the 2024 AEJ Best Paper Award: Applied Economics

Working Paper

“Privatizing Social Health Insurance: Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare,”
with Zarek Brot-Goldberg, Boris Vabson, Scott Bilder, Barton Jones, Iman Mohammadi, Zulkarnain Pulungan, and Christie Teigland.

Research in Progress

"Does Information Reporting Reduce Healthcare Agency Problems? Evidence from ICD-10 Transition."
“Effects of Medical Bills on Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Surprise Billing,” with Afia Khan and Yashna Nandan.