David Molitor

@davidmolitor

Economist and Associate Professor @giesbusiness. Director, Health Care Research Initiative. Affiliate @nberpubs @JPAL_NA.

Champaign, IL davidmolitor.com Joined February 2011

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David Molitor @davidmolitor Dec 2, 2020

I’m excited to see my work on how place shapes health outcomes featured in AEA chart of the week

AEA Journals @AEAjournals Dec 2, 2020

Your choice of where to live affects more than personal finances and lifestyle—it can actually have an impact on your long-term health, say @TDeryugina and @davidmolitor in today's #ChartOfTheWeek aeaweb.org/research/chart…
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David Molitor @davidmolitor Nov 4

I'm happy to see this creative and important paper out in REStat! Led by @AmorimGuil, previously a post-doc with me @giesbusiness (now AP at UGA). Check out his other work at gamorim.com/research

www.gamorim.com Guilherme Amorim - Research

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal Nov 4

Job loss worsens men's health and raises mortality, but unemployment insurance helps protect them. Just Accepted new paper by Guilherme Amorim @AmorimGuil Diogo G. C. Britto @DiogoBrittoBr Alexandre Fonseca @alex_fonseca__ Breno Sampaio @Brenorsampaio zurl.co/yP5XX
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David Molitor @davidmolitor Jun 9

Does cleaning up drinking water save lives?

New paper: We link US federal drinking water investments to Medicare records and find they reduce mortality among older Americans, with benefit/cost ratio >20.

Thread on what we did...

w/ @DavidKeiserEcon Mazumder @_josephshapiro

David Molitor @davidmolitor May 18

Submissions for the 2026 Midwest Health Economics Conference are due 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏.

Sept 24–25 at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign @Illinois_Alma
Submit: go.gies.illinois.edu/MHEC2026

Submit a paper or volunteer as a discussant: go.gies.illinois.edu/MHEC2026

David Molitor @davidmolitor Apr 7, 2025

I also view this as one of the most informative aspects of the study, demonstrating the value of randomization when program participation depends on hard-to-observe factors like motivation and health.

Great graphic and discussion by @UpshotNYT (link in next post).

Crémieux Verified account @cremieuxrecueil Apr 7, 2025

But the most amazing detail, in my opinion, is that this study went further:

It explained why prior observational work showed such large benefits for workplace wellness programs.

The reason is selection: health-conscious employees selected into the program and stuck with it!

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