Jason Huh | Economics Professor

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where I have been on the faculty since 2017. I also served as the Undergraduate Program Director from 2019 to 2022. I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017) and a BA in Economics with a minor in Statistics from Swarthmore College (2008).

As an applied microeconomist, my main research areas are health and public economics, with current projects expanding into urban and environmental economics. My work has been published in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Health Economics, and the American Economic Review: Insights.

I currently teach Health Economics & Policy and Economic Data Analysis & Applications, primarily for undergraduate students. Previously, I taught Econometric Methods for Big Data and PhD-level Health Economics & Policy.

Curriculum Vitae

Google Scholar Profile

RPI Faculty Page

Email: huhj2@rpi.edu

WORKING PAPERS

Immigrant Labor Force and Living Arrangements of Elderly Natives
With Kwanghyun Kim (UIC) and Domininkas Mockus (USCG)

Health IT Diffusion and Physician Density
With Jianjing Lin (UMass Amherst) and Lucy Xiaolu Wang (UMass Amherst)

The Effect of Air Pollution on Emergency Mental Health Calls
With Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton), Dongwoo Kim (Memphis), and Tahreen Zahra (Carleton)

The Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Police Activity: Evidence from Los Angeles
With Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton), Dongwoo Kim (Memphis), and Mariam Tarraf (Carleton)

PUBLICATIONS

[9] Curbing Pretextual Stops: Police Efficiency and Racial Disparities
With Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton), Dongwoo Kim (Memphis), and Kyutaro Matsuzawa (SDSU)
Journal of Public Economics, 2026

[8] More Doctors in Town Now? Evidence from Medicaid Expansions
With Jianjing Lin (UMass Amherst)
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Summer 2025, 44(3): 869-892

[7] The Effect of Opioid Use on Traffic Fatalities
With Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton) and Dongwoo Kim (Memphis)
Health Economics, June 2024, 33(6): 1123-1132

[6] Medicaid Physician Fees and Access to Care among Children with Special Health Care Needs
With Pinka Chatterji (UAlbany) and Sandra Decker (AHRQ)
Review of Economics of the Household, September 2022, 20(3): 887-919

[5] COVID-19 Lockdown and Traffic Accidents: Lessons from the Pandemic
With Stephen Barnes (UL Lafayette), Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton), and Dongwoo Kim (Memphis)
Contemporary Economic Policy, April 2022, 40(2): 349-368

[4] Teenage Driving, Mortality, and Risky Behaviors
With Julian Reif (Illinois)
American Economic Review: Insights, December 2021, 3(4): 523-539

[3] The Effect of ACA Medicaid Expansions on Foster Care Admissions
With Louis-Philippe Beland (Carleton) and Dongwoo Kim (Memphis)
Health Economics, November 2021, 30(11): 2943-2951

[2] Medicaid and Provider Supply
Journal of Public Economics, August 2021, 200: 104430

[1] Did Medicare Part D Reduce Mortality?
With Julian Reif (Illinois)
Journal of Health Economics, May 2017, 53: 17-37

POLICY WRITING

Estimating the Impact of Medicaid Expansions on Dentist Supply
Health Policy Institute Research Brief, American Dental Association, August 2021