Michael Dickstein

Michael Dickstein joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Economics in July 2015.

Professor Dickstein’s research focuses on industrial organization, health economics and econometrics. In recent work, he has investigated pricing in pharmaceutical markets and the mechanisms through which physicians learn about new treatments.

Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Dickstein was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a Postdoctoral Associate at the Cowles Foundation at Yale University.

He received his B.S. in Applied Economics from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Research Interests

• Industrial Organization
• Health Economics
• Econometrics

Academic Background

Ph.D., Business Economics
Harvard University

B.S., Applied Economics
Cornell University

Publications

• Industry Input in Policymaking: Evidence from Medicare (with David C. Chan) Quarterly Journal of Economics , Volume 134, Issue 3, August 2019, Pages 1299–1342
• What do Exporters Know? (with Eduardo Morales)
  Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 133, Issue 4, 1 November 2018, Pages 1753–1801
• The Impact of Market Size and Composition on Health Insurance Premiums: Evidence from the First Year of the ACA (with Mark Duggan, Joe Orsini, Pietro Tebaldi)
  American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings 2015, 105(5): 120–125