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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Economics

David Molitor

Associate Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Deloitte Scholar, Gies College of Business
Conrad W. and Shirley A. Hewitt Fellow, Finance
Director, Gies Health Initiatives, Finance
Associate Professor, Finance
Associate Professor, Economics
Associate Professor, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Recent Publications

Borgschulte, M., Molitor, D., & Zou, E. Y. (2024). Air Pollution and the Labor Market: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke. Review of Economics and Statistics, 106(6), 1558-1575. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01243

Molitor, D., & White, C. (2024). Do cities mitigate or exacerbate environmental damages to health? Regional Science and Urban Economics, 107, Article 103973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2023.103973

Molitor, D., Mullens, J. T., & White, C. (2023). Air pollution and suicide in rural and urban America: Evidence from wildfire smoke. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(38), e2221621120. Article e2221621120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221621120

Carey, C., Miller, N. H., & Molitor, D. (2022). Why Does Disability Increase During Recessions? Evidence from Medicare. (NBER Working Paper; No. 29988). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w29988

Deryugina, T., & Molitor, D. (2021). Reply to “alive and kicking: Mortality of New Orleans medicare enrollees after hurricane katrina”. Econ Journal Watch, 18(1), 52-60.

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Economics

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1407 West Gregory Drive | MC-707

Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-0120

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