RAND Economist Biography

Federico Girosi

Policy Researcher Santa Monica Office

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Health Policy (Economics concentration)
Harvard University, 2003
Ph.D., Physics
University of Genova, Italy, 1989

FIELDS

Health Economics, Applied Econometrics, Demography, Microsimulation Modeling

POLICY AREAS

Health insurance, Aging, Global Health

RECENT PROJECTS

Microsimulation modeling of health care reforms; Modeling the health impact of the introduction of new diagnostic tools in developing countries; Modeling the impact of healthy aging on future health care costs; Estimation of the impact of information technologies in health care; forecast of cause/country/gender/age-specific mortality.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"Developing and interpreting models to improve diagnostics in developing countries" F. Girosi, S. Olmsted, E. Keeler et al. Nature S1 Nov 23, 444:3-8, 2006.
"Reducing stunting among children: the potential contribution of diagnostics" K.A. Ricci, F. Girosi, P.I. Tarr et al. Nature S1 Nov 23, 444:29-38, 2006.
"Reducing the global burden of acute lower respiratory infections in children: the contribution of new diagnostics" YW Lim, M Steinhoff, F. Girosi et al. Nature S1 Nov 23, 444:9-18, 2006.
Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions. S. Jones, L. Hillborne, R. Anthony, L. Davis, F. Girosi, C. Benard, R. Swanger, A. Datar Garten and A. Timilsina. RAND MG-321-RC. Spring 2006.
Extrapolating Evidence of Health Information Technology Savings and Costs. F. Girosi, R. Meili and R. Scoville. RAND MG-410-HLTH, 2005.
"Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Healthcare? An Assessment of Potential Health Benefits, Savings, and Costs" Hillestad, J. Bigelow, A. Bower, F. Girosi, R. Meili, R. Scoville and R. Taylor. Sep. 14, 2005 Health Affairs, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 1103-1117

OTHER POSITIONS

Research Fellow, Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences, Harvard University (2000-2003);

Principal Research Scientist, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995-1998);

Associate Director, Center for Biological and Computational Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993-1998);

Lieutenant, Italian Navy (1986-1987)

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