Matt Eisenberg

Promo graphic for episode 1006 of Public Health On Call titled Public Health and Gambling: Part 1. Additional text reads: How gambling became so ubiquitous and the potential for problems.

Sports betting has exploded in popularity, but experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the public health implications.

@mattdeisenberg.bsky.social and @markmeiselbach.bsky.social discuss how to make online sports gambling safer.

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The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast...

Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social

Are you making a shift to lab science

During my junior job market, Amy Poehler was two tables over at the recruitment dinner. I tried to act nonplussed because I wanted to appear like a serious economist but during the 1:1 meetings the following day, word had spread, and everyone asked me if I had seen her.

@noahgreifer.bsky.social was my post-doc and I cannot recommend him more highly if you need a super smart statistical consultant / programmer. He is the force behind MatchIt, cobalt, and other packages, and is also just a fantastic team member.

There is no way my dog would survive in the wild for 24 hours.

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

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Stata users will get a kick out of this:

@statacorp.bsky.social v1.0 (released January 1985) only had these 44 commands.

Source: stata-journal.com/sj5-1.html

Question for folks who are at Harvard or have colleagues/friends there. I'd like to know if your research is lost/ruined (as opposed to delayed/paused) by the NIH grant terminations. Can you shoot me a DM/chat?

I don't even have words at this point.

Update I just got from home. Looks like she tuckered herself out from gathering all the chew toys around her.

It's tempting to check out for summer, but don't forget about #SHESG2025! The deadline will be here before you know it. Why not go ahead and submit an abstract, check it off your summer "to do" list, and whip up a nice margarita to welcome the break!

Submit at gilleskie.web.unc.edu/shesg-2025/

Luckily---I (and many other health economists) will be in your neck of the woods soon as we descend for ASHEcon...

Stacie---across the st from the museum is the annual greek food festival. If you have time, you will not be disappointed!! (I was in Pittsburgh yesterday and saw that it was GFF week which was one of my favorite week's when I lived there).

"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

These Health Econ sessions at ASSA are always great. Submit below!

I wasn't able to attend the event but some great insights below in this thread👇

Saturday @ the Hippodrome!

More hits every day...

This is a big one. Congrats.

Bravo @ashecon.bsky.social
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thank you!!

thank you!

thank you!! so good to meet in person last week, we’ll have to catch up soon!

thank you!!

thanks Ellen!

Thanks Ezra and yes that’s what we hope!

thanks John!

Absolutely honored to win this year's James F. Burgess Methods Article-of-the-Year Award, along with @betsyqcliff.bsky.social @juliaedd.bsky.social and @markmeiselbach.bsky.social for our HSR article on deductible imputation in administrative claims datasets!
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