Bethany Lemont
Assistant Professor of Economics in the College of Arts and Sciences
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Bethany Lemont, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Economics in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on using econometric methods to assess the efficiency and equity of the organ allocation system in the United States. Specifically, she quantifies the impact of allocation policies and innovations in the use of organ donors for groups of patients who have historically had a harder time gaining access to transplantation.
Publications
Opioids and Organs: How Overdoses Affect the Supply and Demand for Organ Transplants (with Stacy Dickert-Conlin, Todd Elder, and Keith Teltser), American Journal of Health Economics, 2024,
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion and Travel Distance on Access to Transplantation, Journal of Health Economics, 2024,
Efforts by Critical Access Hospitals to Increase Health Equity through Greater Engagement with Social Determinants of Health (with Neeraj Puro, Cory Cronin, and Berkeley Franz) Journal of Rural Health, 2023,