Sumedha Gupta, Ph.D.

SUMEDHA GUPTA

I am an economist specializing in health policy and applied microeconometrics. My current research is focussed on the effect of public policy interventions in response to COVID-19 and consumption of controlled substances. 

Competitive Effects of Federal and State Opioid Restrictions: Evidence from the Controlled Substance Laws
with Thuy D. Nguyen, Patricia R. Freeman, Kosali I. Simon. NBER Working Paper: w27520

Back to Business and (Re)employing Workers? Labor Market Activity During State COVID-19 Reopenings
with Wei Cheng, Patrick Carlin, Joanna Carroll, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Laura Montenovo, Thuy D. Nguyen, Ian M. Schmutte, Olga Scrivner, Kosali I. Simon, Coady Wing, Bruce Weinberg. NBER Working Paper: w27419

Effects of Social Distancing Policy on Labor Market Outcomes
with Laura Montenovo, Thuy D. Nguyen, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Ian M. Schmutte, Kosali I. Simon, Bruce A. Weinberg, Coady Wing. NBER Working Paper: w27280

Impacts of State Reopening Policy on Human Mobility
with Thuy D. Nguyen, Martin Andersen, Ana Bento, Kosali I. Simon, Coady Wing. NBER Working Paper: w27235

Tracking Public and Private Responses to the COVID-19 Epidemic: Evidence from State and Local Government Actions
with Thuy D. Nguyen, Felipe Lozano Rojas, Shyam Raman, Byungkyu Lee, Ana Bento, Kosali I. Simon, Coady Wing. NBER Working Paper: w27027

• Updated version forthcoming in the American Journal of Health Economics.

CURRENT RESEARCH