Melissa Thomasson

Associate Professor

Economics

Profile	Biography	Courses

Academic Background

Thomasson, M. A. (2008). “From Home to Hospital: The Evolution of Childbirth in the United States, 1928-1940” (with Jaret Treber). Explorations in Economic History, 45 (1), 76-99.
Thomasson, M. A. (2006). “Racial Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Medical Expenditures: An Historical Perspective.” Social Science History, 30 (4).
Thomasson, M. A. (2004). “Early Evidence of an Adverse Selection Death Spiral.” Explorations in Economic History, 41, 313-328.
Collins, W. J. & Thomasson, M. A. (2004). “The Declining Contribution of Socioeconomic Disparities to the Racial Gap in Infant Mortality Rates.” Southern Economic Journal, 70 (4), 746-776.
Thomasson, M. A. (2003). “The Importance of Group Coverage: How Tax Policy Shaped U.S. Health Insurance.” American Economic Review, 93 (4), 1373-84.
Thomasson, M. A. (2002). “From Sickness to Health: The Twentieth Century Development of U.S. Health Insurance.” Explorations in Economic History, 39 (3), 233-53.

2006 winner of Farmer School of Business “Junior Research Excellence Award” for $5,000.
2005 prize for best paper in Explorations in Economic History.
EH.Net Featured Economic Historian, Fall 2004.
National Bureau of Economic Research National Fellow, 2002-2003.
John M. Olin Fellowship, 1997.
University of Arizona Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1997.
University of Arizona nominee for national Irwin Fellowship, 1996.
Elmer J. Brown Fellowship for outstanding third-year graduate student paper in economics, 1995 (co-recipient).