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Douglas Almond
International Affairs Building, Room 1402A
Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics
Phone: 212-854-7248
douglas.almond@sipa.columbia.edu
da2152@columbia.edu


Biography:
Douglas Almond is an assistant professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics. His primary research areas are health and applied microeconomics, with a particular interest in infant health and the environment. Professor Almond served as a staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration and studied the health effects of air pollution in China as a Fulbright scholar. He received his BA from Carleton College (Minnesota) and PhD from Berkeley, where he received the departmental award for research on public policy.

Research Interests: China, Health Economics, Education, Environment

Publications:

To view Professor Almond's publications, visit www.nber.org/~almond.