An Economic Eye

EMILY GLASSBERG SANDS

esands@fas.harvard.edu

EDUCATION and AWARDS

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Ph.D. in Economics, Expected June 2014

• Honors and Awards:
  • Presidential Scholar, Harvard University, 2009-2014
  • Rita Ricardo-Campbell Fellowship in Economics, Harvard University, 2009-2010

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Math-Intensive Track), summa cum laude, June 2009

• Independent Work:
  • Senior Independent Work: “Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theater”   Advisers: Professor Cecilia Rouse and Professor Christina Paxson
  • Junior Independent Work: “Linking Depressed Earnings to Adolescent Depression” Adviser: Professor Christina Paxson

• Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
  • 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Prize, awarded at graduation to the student of highest academic standing in Princeton University’s Class of 2009
  • The Halbert White ‘72 Prize in Economics, 2009, awarded annually to the most outstanding senior economics major at Princeton University
  • The Wolf Balleisen Memorial Prize, 2009, awarded annually for the best senior thesis in economics at Princeton University
  • Early-Selection Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 2008-2009
  • Junior Prize in Economics, Second, Princeton University, 2007-2008
  • Sophomore Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence, Princeton University, 2006-2007
  • Freshman Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence, Princeton University, 2005-2006

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:

• “Linking Depressed Earnings to Adolescent Depression”
  • Undergraduate Economic Review: Vol.4: Iss. 1, Article 10.
  • Under revision for resubmission to Forum for Health Economics & Policy
• “Free Market Environmentalism: Lessons from the United States.” (with John Downen et al.) Breath of Fresh Air: The State of Environmental Policy in Canada. Ed. Nicholas Schneider. Fraser Institute, 2008. 208-21.

Editorials:

• “Valuing Organs – Literally.” Editorial. TCS Daily: Technology, Commerce, Society 27 Aug. 2007.
• “Snacks that Slim – Starting with your Pocketbook.” Editorial. The American. 7 Aug. 2007.
• “Sexonomics.” Editorial. The American. 24 July 2007.
• “Moderation, Not Polarization.” Editorial. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. 9 Aug. 2006.

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

The Boston Consulting Group, San Francisco, CA

Summer Associate, Summer 2008

• Developed a plan for the dissemination of anti-malarials in Sub-Saharan Africa for implementation by the Gates Global Health Portfolio’s Delivery Group
• Investigated the market for Biotech-Pharmaceutical partnerships by performing statistical analyses of the stated and revealed preferences of 600 small biotechs in the partner-selection process, developing a model to predict the rate at which various types of compounds are advanced along the pipeline, analyzing variation in deal structure and terms across product and partner type, and performing network analysis of partnering activities using UCINet

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC

Research Intern, Health Policy Department, Office of Scholar Dr. Sally Satel, Summer 2007

• Performed regressions on kidney data including growth in waiting list, socioeconomic disparities between transplant and dialysis populations, and effects of tax deductions on living kidney donations
• Prepared empirical refutations of anti-incentives arguments and participated in University of Chicago Law School conference on living donation
• Researched and edited Dr. Satel’s academic articles and editorials

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Research Assistant to Professor Helen Milner, Chair of the Department of Politics, December 2006-June 2007

• Collected, coded, and analyzed data on foreign aid and free trade votes in the House and Senate
• Analyzed the relationship between representative’s geographic region, their votes on free trade / foreign aid, and the density of international firms in their region

The Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, Bozeman, MT

Intern, Summer 2006

• Researched for academic articles, grant proposals, and weekly newspaper columns
• Planned and implemented conferences for federal judges and law professors

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• UPCOMING: Grantmakers in the Arts Conference 2009, Then & Now: An Examination of Gender and Race / Ethnicity in the Contexts of Art Creation and Production / Exhibition, October 21, 2009, presenting “Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theater.”
• UPCOMING: Princeton University, Women in Theater: Issues for the 21st Century, September 26, 2009, presenting “Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theater.”
• The Association for Theater in Higher Education Annual Conference, The Glass Proscenium: The Current State of Women in Professional Theater, August 9, 2009, presented “Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theater.”
• 59 E 59 Theaters and Primary Stages, June 22, 2009, presented “Opening the Curtain on Playwright Gender: An Integrated Economic Analysis of Discrimination in American Theater.”