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CONTACT:
University
of Edinburgh
School of Economics
Office 3.13
31 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9JT, UK
Email:
Dimitra.Politi@ed.ac.uk
Web: http://homepages.econ.ed.ac.uk/~dpoliti/
Phone : +44 (0)131 650 4060
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS:
- Lecturer
in Economics (Assistant Professor with
tenure), The University of Edinburgh, UK
(August 2009-present)
- Visiting
Assistant Professor of Economics, Brown
University, Providence, RI, USA (August
2014-July 2015)
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D.
in Economics, Brown University, Providence,
RI, USA (May 2009)
- M.A.
in Economics, Brown University, Providence,
RI, USA (May 2004)
- B.A.
International and European Economic Studies,
Athens University of Economics and Business,
Athens, Greece (October 2002)
- Erasmus
Exchange Student in Economics, Université de
Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France
(2000-2001)
PUBLICATION:
- The
Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency:
Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United
States (joint with James Feyrer and David N.
Weil). Journal
of the European Economic Association,
forthcoming.
WORKING
PAPERS:
- The
effects of the generalized use of iodized salt
on occupational patterns in Switzerland.
(Revised and Resubmitted at the Journal
of Labor Economics)
- The
Effects of Eradicating Iodine Deficiency on
Schooling: Evidence from the Introduction of
Iodized Salt in Switzerland. (under review)
RESEARCH
FIELDS/INTERESTS:
Labor
and Health Economics, Public Health, Applied
Microeconomics, Economic Growth
SEMINAR
AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2015:
Dartmouth College, University of Dundee.
2014:
Tinbergen Institute.
2013:
University of Southern Denmark,
Ifo/CESifo/University of Munich/MEA Conference
on “Empirical Health Economics”.
2012:
University of Edinburgh, RES Inaugural Mentoring
Meetings, The University of Manchester.
2011:
University College Dublin, EALE Meetings, ZEW
Health and Human Capital Workshop, Royal
Economic Society Meeting.
2010:
University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh,
University of Stirling, European Economic
Association Meetings, Econometric Society World
Congress, SIRE Young Researchers’ Forum,
University of Cyprus.
2008: Brown
University seminar.
2007: Brown
University brown-bag lunches.
REFEREE
SERVICE:
American Economic
Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics,
Journal of Development Economics, Journal of
Demographic Economics, The Economic Journal,
Education Economics, Revista Desarrollo y
Sociedad
DEPARTMENTAL
SERVICE:
Workshop
coordinator, University of Edinburgh (January
2013-Present).
Recruitment
Committee member, University of Edinburgh (2010,
2011, 2014).
Macro
Lunch coordinator, Brown University
(September-December 2006).
FELLOWSHIPS
AND AWARDS:
2012:
Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA)
Teaching Award for Best Director of Studies in
the University of Edinburgh
2010:
Econometric Society Travel Grant
2007: Brown
University Summer Dissertation Fellowship
2004:
Stephen R. Ehrlich Fellowship, Brown Graduate
School
2003: Brown
Graduate School Fellowship
2000:
Erasmus Exchange Scholarship
1998:
Distinction in performance, 3rd place in
University Entrance National Examination, Athens
University of Economics and Business
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS:
Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) Institute, Spatial
Structures in the Social Sciences, Brown
University (Certificate
of attendance).
The
Sheridan Center Certificate
I Program for
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Brown
University).
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
Instruction:
Statistics
and Econometrics:
- Introduction
to Data Analysis [Second year core
undergraduate, University of Edinburgh]
- Introduction
to Econometrics [Undergraduate, Brown
University]
- Applications
of Econometrics [Third year core
undergraduate, University of Edinburgh]
Applied
Topics:
- Health
Economics [Fourth year undergraduate,
University of Edinburgh, and Brown University
(Teaching Assistant)]
- Empirical
Testing of Economic Theory [Third year
undergraduate mini-course, University of
Edinburgh]
- Lectures
on Cost-Benefit Analysis and Sustainable
Growth [Postgraduate, University of Edinburgh]
- Empirical
Economic Growth [Brown University (Teaching
Assistant)]
Macroeconomics:
- Intermediate
Macroeconomics [Brown University]
Introductory:
- Principles
of Economics [Summer School, Brown University]
Advising:
- Ph.D.
dissertation co-supervision
- Undergraduate
dissertation supervision
- Undergraduate
director of studies and personal tutor for
domestic and international exchange students
LANGUAGES:
Greek
(native), English (fluent), French (fluent),
German (intermediate)
CITIZENSHIP:
Greece
REFERENCES:
Professor
David N. Weil
Department of Economics
Brown University, USA
Tel: +1(401)863-1754
Email: David_Weil@brown.edu
Professor Anna Aizer
Department of Economics
Brown University, USA
Tel: +1(401)863-9529
Email: Anna_Aizer@brown.edu
Professor Ed Hopkins
School of Economics
University of Edinburgh, UK
Tel: +44(0)131-650-3061
Email: Ed.Hopkins@ed.ac.uk
Updated:
January 2016
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