Yashna Nandan

Yashna Nandan

PhD candidate in Economics

University of California, San Diego

Biography

I am a 6th year PhD candidate in economics at the University of California, San Diego. My research interests are in health economics and public economics.

Interests

  • Health economics
  • Public Economics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2025 (Expected)

    University of California, San Diego

  • MS in Economics, 2021

    University of California, San Diego

  • BA in Economics, 2017

    Pomona College

Working Papers

Works in Progress

Effects of Elderly Health Shocks on Family Labor Force Participation (with Maria Polyakova and Victoria Udalova)

National Legalization and Local Regulation: Evidence from Reproductive Health (with Itzik Fadlon and Nicole Maestas)

State Policies, Physician Flight, and Maternity Care Deserts

Teaching

Econ 140: Economics of Health Producers

TA: Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Winter 2024

Econ 120B: Econometrics B

TA: Spring 2023, Fall 2024

Econ 2: Market Imperfections and Policy

TA: Fall 2022