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Office Location: 208 Social Sciences, Economics Department, Durham, NC 27708
Duke Box: 90097
Email Address: tracy.falba@duke.edu
Areas of Expertise
Education:
BS, University of California at San Diego, 1993
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Professor Falba's research focuses on the economics of addiction, retirement behavior and well-being, and the consequences and determinants of various health behaviors. Her studies have explored the roles of life events, family dynamics, and health changes on outcomes such as smoking, depression, and alcohol abuse. Many of her studies explore the synergistic effects of health, labor supply and health behaviors. See for instance, “The Persistence of Depressive Symptoms in Older Workers Who Experience Involuntary Job Loss: Findings from the Health and Retirement Survey” with William T. Gallo, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Joel Dubin, Laura Cramer, Stanislv Kasl, and Richard N. Jones; and “Poor Mental Health and Smoking: Interactive Impact on Wages” with Mireia Jofre-Bonet, Susan H. Busch, and Jody L. Sindelar. Other work has focused on both the determinants of tobacco control policy and its effectiveness. For an example, see “Securitization of tobacco settlement payments to reduce states’ conflict of interest” with Jody L. Sindelar.
Professor Falba has worked as co-prinicial investigator and co-investor on numerous grants from the NIH, (in particular the NIAAA and the NIA), as well as grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.