Policy Evaluation

Overview

While describing and understanding the determinants of population health are essential tasks in epidemiological research, evaluating the potential effects of social, environmental and public health policies on population health and equity also constitutes a central task. We aim at capitalizing on various natural experiments and modern quasi-experimental methods to evaluate different policies such as early warning systems or air pollution regulations.

Select Publications

Aguilera, R., Leibel, S., Corringham, T., Bialostozky, M., Nguyen, M. B., Gershunov, A., & Benmarhnia, T. (2022). Mediating Role of Fine Particles Abatement on Pediatric Respiratory Health During COVID‐19 Stay‐at‐Home Order in San Diego County, California. GeoHealth, 6(9).
Letellier, N., Gutierrez, L. A., Duchesne, J., Chen, C., Ilango, S., Helmer, C., ... & Benmarhnia, T. (2022). Air quality improvement and incident dementia: Effects of observed and hypothetical reductions in air pollutant using parametric g‐computation. Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Alari, A., Schwarz, L., Zabrocki, L., Le Nir, G., Chaix, B., & Benmarhnia, T. (2021). The effects of an air quality alert program on premature mortality: A difference-in-differences evaluation in the region of Paris. Environment International, 156.