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Kurt Sweat, M.A.,  Ph.D.

Kurt Sweat, M.A., Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
School of Public Health
Department
Public Health
  • Biography

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    Kurt Sweat comes to UT Southwestern after finishing his postdoctoral fellowship joint between Carey Business School and the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to that he completed his PhD in Economics at Stanford University.
    His fields of research are market design, health economics, structural econometrics, and industrial organization.
    His research employs econometric models grounded in economic theory to study market design in healthcare settings. His recent research has focused on the design of the heart transplant waitlist in the United States.

  • Research Interest
    • health economics
    • industrial organization
    • market design
    • structural econometrics
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  • Honors & Awards
    • Leonard W. Ely and Shirley R. Ely Graduate Student Fellowship
      (2023-2024)
    • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (ECON 271)
      (2022-2023)