Research
Published Papers
Health
Karimi SM, Basu A. “The effect of prenatal exposure to Ramadan on children's height.”
Economics and Human Biology, September, 2018.
GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. “Measuring Performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 Countries and Territories and Selected Subnational Locations: a Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.”
The Lancet 2018; 391(10136): 2236-2271.
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and under-5 Mortality Collaborators. “Adolescent Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study.”
International Journal of Public Health 2017; 63(S1): 79-96.
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and under-5 Mortality Collaborators. “Neonatal, Infant, and Under-5 Mortality and Morbidity Burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study.”
International Journal of Public Health 2017; 63(S1): 63-77.
GBD 2016 Mortality Collaborators. “Global, Regional, and National Under-5 Mortality, Adult Mortality, Age-Specific Mortality, and Life Expectancy, 1970-2016: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.”
The Lancet 2017; 390(10100): 1084-1150.
GBD 2016 DALYs and HALE Collaborators. “Global, Regional, and National Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs) for 333 Diseases and Injuries and Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) for 195 Countries and Territories, 1990–2016: a Aystematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.”
The Lancet 2017; 390(10100): 1260-1344.
GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators. “Global, Regional, and National Age-Sex Specific Mortality for 264 Causes of Death, 1980–2016: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.”
The Lancet 2017; 390(10100): 1151-1210.
GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators. “Healthcare Access and Quality Index Based on Mortality from Causes Amenable to Personal Healthcare in 195 Countries and Territories, 1990-2015: a Novel Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study.”
The Lancet 2017; 390(10091): 231-266.
GBD 2016 Health Financing Collaborators. “Future and Potential Spending on Health 2015-2040: Government, Private, and Donor Financing for 184 Countries.”
The Lancet 2017; 389(10083): 2005-2030.
GBD 2016 Health Financing Collaborators. “The Evolution and Patterns of Global Health Financing 1995-2014: Development Assistance for Health, and Government, Prepaid Private, and Out-of-Pocket Health Spending in 184 Countries.”
The Lancet 2017; 389(10083): 1981-2004.
Karimkahni C, Dellavalle RP, Karimi SM. “Burden of Skin and Subcutaneous Diseases in Iran and Neighboring Countries, 1990–2015.”
Archives of Iranian Medicine 2017; 20(7): 429-440.
Moradi-Lakeh M, Sepanlou SG, Karimi SM. et al. “The Trend of Socio-Demographic Index and Mortality Estimates in Iran and Its Neighbors, 1990–2015.”
Archives of Iranian Medicine 2017; 20(7): 419-428.
Sepanlou SG, Parsaeian M., Krohn J, … , Karimi SM. et al. “Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALY) for 315 Diseases and Injuries, and Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) in Iran and Its Neighboring Countries, 1990-2015.”
Archives of Iranian Medicine 2017; 20(7): 403-418.
Djalalinia S, Moghaddam S, Moradi-Lakeh M, … , Karimi SM. et al. “Prevalence and Years Lived with Disability of 310 Diseases and Injuries in Iran and Its Neighboring Countries, 1990–2015.”
Archives of Iranian Medicine 2017; 20(7): 392-402.
Labor\Development
Abbasi H, Karimi SM. “Child Gender and Men’s Labor Market Outcomes: the Case of a Dotal Society.”
Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 2017; 13(1): 1-19.
Gahvari F, Karimi SM. “Export Constraint and Domestic Fiscal Reform: Lessons from 2010 Subsidy Reform Iran.”
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 2016; 60(May): 40-57.
Working Papers (draft available)
Health
GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators. “Measuring Progress and Projecting Attainment of Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals in 195 Countries and Territories.”
R&R requested from The Lancet.
GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators. “Population and Fertility by Age and Sex for 195 Countries and Territories, 1950-2017.”
R&R requested from The Lancet.
GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators. “Global, Regional and National Age-Specific Mortality and Life-Expectancy, 1950-2017.”
R&R requested from The Lancet.
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Exposure to Desert Dust on Neonatal Mortality.” October 2018.
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “Beneath the Surface: the US Health Care Expenditures Across Income Groups by Age, Service, and Payer.” August 2018.
Under Review.
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “Health: Luxury or Necessity? Medical Spending, Health Capital, and the Production of Health in the US.” November 2018.
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “Health Capital and the Productivity of Health Spending: Evidence from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.” October 2018.
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “Search and Search Friction in Individual Health Insurance Markets.” September 2017.
“Prenatal Exposure to Ramadan, Height, and the Length of Gestation”.
Economic Research Forum Working Paper 1236, October 2018
Labor\Development
Karimi SM, Taghvatalab G. “Access to Higher Education and The Chance of Marriage.” August 2018.
Under Review.
“Distributional Effects of Public Spending and Programs in Iran,” with Hadi S. Esfahani.
Economic Research Forum Working Paper 891, December 2014.
“Social Protection and Gender in Iran: Assessing the Differential Impact of Social Protection Activities on Female-Headed versus Male-Headed Households,” with Hadi S. Esfahani, 2016.
Work in Progress
Health
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “A Life-Cycle General Equilibrium Model of the US Long-Term Care Insurance Market.” (Preliminary draft is coming soon)
Eslami K, Karimi SM. “A Model for Search in the US Individual Health Insurance Market.” (Preliminary draft is coming soon)
Karimi SM. “Prenatal Exposure to Ramadan and Extreme Anthropometric Deficiencies.” (Initial Results)
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Exposure to Saharan Dust on Childhood Mortality: Evidence from Burkina Faso.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Exposure to Saharan Dust on Neonatal and Childhood Mortality: Evidence from Niger.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Exposure to Saharan Dust on Neonatal and Childhood Mortality: Evidence from Mali.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Exposure to Saharan Dust on Neonatal and Childhood Mortality: Evidence from Senegal.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM, Maziyaki A, Zare H. “The Effect of Exposure to Middle East Desert Storms on Birth Outcomes: a Population-Based Study.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM, Maziyaki A, Jafarkhani M. “Chronic Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Traffic Air Pollution: Evidence from Tehran.” (Data processing phase)
Karimi SM. “The Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Ramadan on Twins’ Health.” (Data processing phase)
Basu A, Karimi SM, Pouran H “Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Cognitive Functioning: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Survey of Aging.” (Data collection phase)
Karimi SM, Khosravi A, Najafi F. “The Effects of Exposure to Earthquake on Fetuses' and infants' Health: A Population Level Study.” (Data collection phase)
Moradi-Lakeh M, Tehrani-Banihashemi A, Pournik O, Kouhpayehzadeh J, Nojomi M, Karimi SK, “The Impact of a Result-Based Motivating System on Population Levels of the Non-Communicable Diseases’ Risk Factors in Iran: a Field Trial Study.” (Data collection phase)
Labor\Development
Karimi SM, Taghvatalab G. “The Effect of Higher Education on Fertility Rate: the 2000s Higher Education System in Iran as an Instrument.” (Initial Results)
Karimi SM, Mokhtari A. “School Starting Age and Human Capital Formation: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis.” (Data processing phase)
Haidar JI, Karimi SM. “The Effect of 2012-2015 International Financial Sanctions on Iranian Households’ Welfare.” (Data processing phase)