Jason Shafrin

Jason Shafrin is a Health Economist and a Research Associate at Acumen, LLC. His research investigates health related topics using methods from the labor economics, public economics, experimental economics and health services research fields.

• Currently a Research Associate at Acumen, LLC.
• Received a Ph.D. in of Economics from University of California-San Diego in 2009.
• Founder and Editor of the Healthcare Economist blog.
• Media Appearances include radio interviews and a television appearance on Al Jazeera English's international news broadcast.
• Worked for two years as a financial analyst at General Electric in their Financial Management Program (FMP).
• Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. Received a B.S. of Economics from the Wharton School in Business and Public Policy as well as a B.A. from the School of Arts and Sciences in Spanish.
• Received a Government Scholars Fellowship to work for the New York City Housing Authority's Capital Budget Department.
• Jason has traveled to the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey.