David
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727-4639 E-mail: david.frisvold@emory.edu Emory University Department of Economics 1602 Fishburne Drive Atlanta, GA 30322-2240 PROFILE: David E. Frisvold is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Emory University. Professor Frisvold’s research interests include health economics and the economics of education. He is interested in understanding whether and how public policies targeted towards children influence their health and education outcomes, and his research specifically focuses on childhood obesity, soft drink taxes, early childhood education, school quality, and food assistance programs. His research has been published in leading journals including Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, and Health Affairs and has been funded by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At Emory, Professor Frisvold has taught Public Finance, Health Economics, and a freshman seminar on the economics of poverty at the undergraduate level and Health Economics to Ph.D. students. As a part of the freshman seminar course, he partnered with the Office of University-Community Partnerships and developed opportunities for students to volunteer with the Agape Community Center and International Rescue Committee as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helping low-income adults with tax preparation. Prior to joining Emory in 2008, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan. He received his B.S. in Mathematical Economics from Wake Forest University and his Ph.D. in Economics from Vanderbilt University. |
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