Daniel Sacks

Areas of Expertise

Industrial Organization, Health Economics, Public Economics

Academic Degrees

• PhD, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
• BA in Economics and History, Haverford College, 2008

Professional Experience

• Indiana University, Kelley School of Business: Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy - July 2014 to present

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Robert R. Nathan Fellowship, The Wharton School 2012
• Northrop Grumman Fellowship, Human Resources Center, The Wharton School 2012
• University of Pennsylvania TRIO Grant (with Olivia Mitchell) 2011
• University of Pennsylvania Russell Ackoff Fellowship 2011
• Amy Morse Price, Business Economics and Public Policy Department 2010
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2009

Selected Publications

• Sacks, Dan (2015), "Why Do HMOs Spend Less? Patient Selection, Cost-Control Incentives, and Prices," working paper.
• Sacks, Dan, Alex Gelber, and Damon Jones (2014), "Earnings Adjustment to Policy: Evidence from the Social Security Earnings Test," NBER Working Paper 19491.
• Sacks, Daniel, B. Stevenson, and J. Wolfers (2012), "The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being," Emotion, 12(6): 1181-1187.
• Sacks, Daniel, B. Stevenson, and J. Wolfers (2010), "Income, Growth, and Subjective Well-Being," Development Challenges in a Post-Crisis World, World Bank, Washington DC.