I am Sam Stripling, and I am a PhD candidate in the Economics Department at The University of Texas at Austin. I study public economics, labor economics, and health economics. My recent research uses restricted Census data to examine the effects of public health insurance on near-elderly mortality. My current research topics are featured below. You can find a copy of my CV here.

Latest Research

The Effects of Public Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Mortality

Job market paper, with Sam Arenberg

My dissertation, summarized in this job market paper, aims to improve our understanding and existing estimates of the effects of public health insurance on near-elderly mortality. Using restricted Census and NVSS data, I examine the effects of Medicare eligibility at age 65 and ACA Medicaid eligibility on near-elderly mortality.