Michael Darden

Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Tulane University
206 Tilton Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-862-8343 tel
504-865-5869 fax
mdarden1@tulane.edu
econ.tulane.edu/mdarden
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  Economics, 2011
• B.S. North Carolina State University
  Economics, 2005

Appointments

• Tulane University, Department of Economics, Assistant Professor (2011–present)
  
• External Affiliate, Health Econometrics and Data Group, The University of York, UK, Oct. (2010-–present)

Research fields

Health economics and applied microeconomics

Research interests

Learning and information in the context of health and healthcare.

Publications

• Adjusting to Natural Disasters." (with V. Kerry Smith, Jared C. Carbone, Jaren C. Pope, and Daniel G. Hallstrom) Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (2006) 33: 37-54.

Working papers

• ”Smoking, Expectations, and Health: A Dynamic Stochastic Model of Lifetime Smoking Behavior.”
• “Smoking, Morbidity, and Mortality: Evidence from a Long Panel." (with Donna Gilleskie and Koleman Strumpf)