Yalun Su               苏雅伦

Contact
yalunsu[at]uchicago.edu

Workstation 2080-26
1307 E 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

I am a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, a pre-doctoral fellow at UCANU Health Services Research Program, and an affiliate of the HMR Lab at Harvard.  My research interests are public economics and health care.

Prior to Harris, I worked as a research professional at the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and the Becker-Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Publication

“Disability and Distress: The Effect of Disability Programs on Financial Outcomes,” with Manasi Deshpande and Tal GrossManuscript. Online Appendix

[April 2021, American Economic Journal: Applied ]

Abstract: We provide the first evidence on the relationship between disability programs and markers of financial distress: bankruptcy, foreclosure, eviction, and home sale. Rates of these adverse financial events peak around the time of disability application. Using variation induced by an age-based eligibility rule, we find that disability allowance reduces the likelihood of bankruptcy (0.77 percentage point or 31 percent), foreclosure (1.8 percentage point or 34 percent), and home sale (1.8 percentage point or 15 percent). We present evidence that these changes reflect true reductions in financial distress. Considering these extreme events increases the optimal disability benefit amount and suggests a shorter optimal waiting time. 

Research in Progress

“Does Refined Diagnostic Information Matter? Evidence from ICD-10 Adoption"

"Enrollment, Utilization, and Fiscal Costs in Medicare Advantage," with Zarek Brot-Goldberg and Boris Vabson.

"Effects of Medical Bills on Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Surprise Billing," with Afia Khan and Yashna Nandan.

Education

M.Sc. in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics

B.A. with Distinction in General Scholarship in Applied Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics, UC Berkeley

I am an aviation enthusiast ✈️ 

RTW  Trip in Summer 2019

ORD - IAD - PEK - CTU - SHE - HOME - PVG - HKG - SIN - LHR - QQP-XPG-QQP - LHR - MUC - ZRH - BUD - WAW - CPH - ARN - MUC - SFO - ORD

Shortest TATL Trip

Outbound: 2018/05/22 ORD-LHR
Inbound: 2018/05/24 LHR-ORD

Shortest TPAC Trip
Outbound: 2019/12/29 ORD-PVG-PEK
Inbound: 2019/12/30 PKX-PVG-ORD