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51
Citations
11835
World Ranking
1321
National Ranking
801

Kosali Simon publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kosali Simon sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 294 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Kosali Simon D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kosali Simon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kosali Simon is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and health professions, with a notable output in related subfields such as general health professions, economics and econometrics, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and modeling and simulation.

The scientific work of Kosali Simon spans several key topics, including:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Simon's recent publications demonstrate a focus on public health responses, health economics, and the societal impacts of COVID-19, as well as substance use policy. Notable papers include:

  • "Evidence from internet search data shows information-seeking responses to news of local COVID-19 cases," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Determinants of Disparities in Early COVID-19 Job Losses," 2022, published in Demography
  • "Vaccinations Against COVID-19 May Have Averted Up To 140,000 Deaths In The United States," 2021, published in Health Affairs
  • "Tracking Public and Private Responses to the COVID-19 Epidemic," 2021, published in American Journal of Health Economics
  • "Can policy affect initiation of addictive substance use? Evidence from opioid prescribing," 2020, published in Journal of Health Economics

The researcher collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Thủy Nguyễn
  • Sumedha Gupta
  • Coady Wing
  • Jonathan Cantor
  • Ana I. Bento

Simon's publications are often found in venues specializing in health and economics topics. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • JAMA Health Forum
  • Health Affairs
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Best Publications

  • Designing Difference in Difference Studies: Best Practices for Public Health Policy Research

    Coady Wing;Kosali Simon;Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez

  • Tracking public and private responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: evidence from state and local government actions

    Sumedha Gupta;Thuy D Nguyen;Felipe Lozano Rojas;Shyam Raman

  • The Impact of Health Insurance on Preventive Care and Health Behaviors: Evidence from the First Two Years of the ACA Medicaid Expansions

    Kosali Simon;Aparna Soni;John Cawley

  • Crowd-out 10 years later : Have recent public insurance expansions crowded out private health insurance?

    Jonathan Gruber;Kosali Simon;Kosali Simon

  • Macroeconomic conditions and opioid abuse.

    Alex Hollingsworth;Christopher J Ruhm;Kosali Simon

  • Determinants of Disparities in Covid-19 Job Losses

    Laura Montenovo;Xuan Jiang;Felipe Lozano Rojas;Ian Schmutte

  • Determinants of Disparities in Covid-19 Job Losses

    Laura Montenovo;Xuan Jiang;Felipe Lozano Rojas;Felipe Lozano Rojas;Ian M Schmutte

  • Effects of Federal Policy to Insure Young Adults: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act's Dependent-Coverage Mandate

    Yaa Akosa Antwi;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali Simon

  • Effects of Social Distancing Policy on Labor Market Outcomes

    Sumedha Gupta;Laura Montenovo;Thuy D Nguyen;Felipe Lozano Rojas

  • Tracking Public and Private Responses to the COVID-19 Epidemic: Evidence from State and Local Government Actions

    Sumedha Gupta;Thuy D. Nguyen;Felipe Lozano Rojas;Shyam Raman

  • Access to Health Insurance and the Use of Inpatient Medical Care: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Young Adult Mandate

    Yaa Akosa Antwi;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali I. Simon;Kosali I. Simon

  • Determinants of Disparities in Early COVID-19 Job Losses.

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  • Medicaid Expansion Did Not Result In Significant Employment Changes Or Job Reductions In 2014

    Angshuman Gooptu;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali I. Simon;Benjamin D. Sommers

  • Medicare Part D's Effects on Elderly Drug Costs and Utilization

    Jonathan D. Ketcham;Kosali Simon

  • Adverse selection in health insurance markets? Evidence from state small-group health insurance reforms

    Kosali Ilayperuma Simon

  • Medicare Part D's Effects on Elderly Drug Costs and Utilization

    Jonathan D. Ketcham;Kosali Simon

  • The impact of income on the weight of elderly Americans.

    John Cawley;John R Moran;Kosali I Simon

  • THE IMPACT OF THE MACROECONOMY ON HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE: EVIDENCE FROM THE GREAT RECESSION

    John Cawley;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali Ilayperuma Simon

  • Effect of Medicaid Expansions of 2014 on Overall and Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses

    Aparna Soni;Kosali Simon;John Cawley;Lindsay Sabik

  • A "SECOND OPINION" ON THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS

    Richard V. Burkhauser;Jeff Larrimore;Kosali I. Simon

  • Do Minimum Wages Affect Non-Wage Job Attributes? Evidence on Fringe Benefits

    Kosali Ilayperuma Simon;Robert Kaestner

  • Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy.

    John Cawley;Kosali I. Simon

  • The Effect of Medicaid Expansions in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s on the Labor Supply of Pregnant Women

    Dhaval M Dave;Sandra L Decker;Robert Kaestner;Kosali Ilayperuma Simon

  • Crowd-Out Ten Years Later: Have Recent Public Insurance Expansions Crowded Out Private Health Insurance?

    Jonathan Gruber;Kosali Simon

  • Effects of State COVID-19 Closure Policy on NON-COVID-19 Health Care Utilization

    Engy Ziedan;Kosali I Simon;Coady Wing

  • Is the Cure Worse than the Problem Itself? Immediate Labor Market Effects of COVID-19 Case Rates and School Closures in the U.S

    Felipe Lozano Rojas;Xuan Jiang;Laura Montenovo;Kosali I Simon

  • Effects of Federal Policy to Insure Young Adults: Evidence from the 2010 Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate

    Yaa Akosa Antwi;Asako S. Moriya;Kosali Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

John Cawley
John Cawley Cornell University
Richard V. Burkhauser
Richard V. Burkhauser Cornell University
Robert Kaestner
Robert Kaestner University of Chicago
Bruce A. Weinberg
Bruce A. Weinberg The Ohio State University
Benjamin D. Sommers
Benjamin D. Sommers Harvard University
Christopher J. Ruhm
Christopher J. Ruhm University of Virginia
Dhaval Dave
Dhaval Dave National Bureau of Economic Research
Sandra L. Decker
Sandra L. Decker Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Thomas DeLeire
Thomas DeLeire Georgetown University
Bernard S. Black
Bernard S. Black Northwestern University

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