The Business of Health Initiative collaborates with researchers and practitioners to lead conversations on some of the greatest challenges facing the healthcare industry. The Health Economics Seminar Series is a collaborative event with American University, Johns Hopkins University, George Mason University, and George Washington University designed to advance research and insights at the intersection of healthcare and the economy.
The seminar series supports our collaborative academic endeavors and fosters a supportive, professional environment among peers and industry professionals. Events alternate between host school locations throughout the year.
Fall 2025
September 8, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Matt Grennan, Associate Professor, Emory University
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (Capitol Campus)
September 22, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
David Chan, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (Capitol Campus)
September 29, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
John Cawley, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Policy, Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Host: American University
October 6, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Tony LoSasso, Professor, DePaul University
Host: Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (Capitol Campus)
October 20, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Jon Kolstad, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (Capitol Campus)
November 17, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Joe Doyle, Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management and Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management
Host: George Washington University
December 8, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Jay Bhattacharya, Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Host: George Washington University
Spring 2026
February 2, 2026: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Sarah Miller, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Host: George Mason (Arlington Campus)
February 23, 2026: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Keith Ericson, Professor, Boston University
Host: Johns Hopkins University
March 23, 2026: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Princeton University
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (Capitol Campus)
March 30, 2026: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Marcella Alsan, Professor, Harvard University
Host: American University
April 20, 2026: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Joshua Gottlieb, Professor, University of Chicago
Host: Johns Hopkins University
Past Events
Fall 2024
September 16, 2024: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Tim Layton, Associate Professor, University of Virginia
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
September 30, 2024: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
October 28, 2024: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Colleen Carey, Associate Professor, Cornell University
Host: Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Spring 2025
February 3, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Alex Hollingsworth, Associate Professor, Ohio State University
Host: George Washington University
February 10, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Jason Abaluck, Professor, Yale School of Management
Host: Johns Hopkins University
April 7, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Nicole Maestas, John D. MacArthur Professor of Economics and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Host: George Mason (Arlington Campus)
April 21, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Neale Mahoney, Professor, Stanford University
Host: Johns Hopkins University
April 28, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Manasi Deshpande, Associate Professor, The University of Chicago
Host: George Mason (Arlington Campus)
May 5, 2025: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Ariel Stern, Professor for Digital Health, Economics, and Policy, Hasso Plattner Institute
Host: George Washington University