Applied Microeconomics

Health

International Development

Tax and Public Finance

BA, Political Science, Brown University
PhD, Health Policy, Harvard University

Sharon Maccini, a lecturer of public policy, has taught courses at
the Ford School in public health, public finance, and applied
microeconomics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a health
economist, her overarching research interest is the econometric evaluation
of public health policies in developing countries. Sharon’s research has
focused on the impact of decentralization on health outcomes and public
health, and the role of environmental conditions at birth on health and
socioeconomic status in adulthood. Sharon holds a BA in Political Science
from Brown University and a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University.