Michael Anderson

About

Michael Anderson is a Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as a faculty member and graduate advisor within the department. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in Economics with Highest Honors from Swarthmore College. His research interests encompass environmental economics, health economics, and applied econometrics, with a particular focus on questions of causal inference. He is involved in teaching, research, and advising activities within the department, contributing to the academic community through his expertise in these areas.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Immunology
• Economics
• Transport engineering
• Econometrics
• Environmental health
• Demography
• Internal medicine
• Mathematics
• Engineering

Selected publications

• School meal quality and academic performance

  Journal of Public Economics · 2018-10-30 · 86 citations

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• The Effect of Influenza Vaccination for the Elderly on Hospitalization and Mortality

  Annals of Internal Medicine · 2020 · 36 citations

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  Background: Observational studies using traditional research designs suggest that influenza vaccination reduces hospitalizations and mortality among elderly persons. Accordingly, health authorities in some countries prioritize vaccination of this population. Nevertheless, questions remain about this policy's effectiveness given the potential for bias and confounding in observational data. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine in reducing hospitalizations and mortalit…

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• Does telecommuting reduce trip-making? Evidence from a U.S. panel during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice · 2024-01-18 · 23 citations

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• An empirical test of hypercongestion in highway bottlenecks

  Journal of Public Economics · 2020 · 23 citations

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• Physical activity and weight following car ownership in Beijing, China: quasi-experimental cross sectional study

  BMJ · 2019-12-18 · 15 citations

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  OBJECTIVE: To determine the implications of car ownership for physical activity and weight in a global city. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental cross sectional study. SETTING: Beijing, China, 2011-15. PARTICIPANTS: People aged 18 and older from a random sample of households who had entered a permit lottery to purchase a vehicle between January 2011 and November 2015. INTERVENTIONS: Permit allowing purchase of a vehicle within six months of permit issuance. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Transit use (number of s…

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Frequent coauthors

• Lucas W. Davis

  University of California, Berkeley

  14 shared

• David A. Matsa

  11 shared

• N. Ohara

  University of Wyoming

  9 shared

• Jaeyoung Yoon

  Korea University

  9 shared

• Z. Q. Richard Chen

  Hydrologic Research Center

  9 shared

• M. L. Kavvas

  9 shared

• Fangwen Lu

  9 shared

• Carlos Dobkin

  National Bureau of Economic Research

  6 shared

Education

• PhD, Economics

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  2006

• MA

  Swarthmore College

  1999

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