Before I wrote software full-time, I trained as a public-affairs analyst — an MPA from the City University of New York, Baruch College. That work still shapes how I approach problems: in terms of cost-effectiveness, incentives, and measurable outcomes.
My focus areas were the economics of health and insurance markets, the evaluation of public programs, and the mechanics of public budgeting. I've written on Medicaid long-term-care programs, on why health insurance smooths consumption without automatically improving health, and on how incremental budgeting quietly resists change.
Focus areas
Health & insurance economics
Risk pooling, moral hazard, adverse selection, and reimbursement — the economics of how care gets paid for.
Program evaluation
Logic models, causal inference, and reading the evidence — separating what works from what merely sounds right.
Public budgeting & finance
Incrementalism, multi-year cost-effectiveness, and the politics of the purse.
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Deep dives on poverty measurement, health insurance, and public budgeting.
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