I am an economist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford's School of Medicine.  Poverty and inequality are deeply rooted in pre-existing structures that shape individual health outcomes. Understanding these root causes is essential to developing evidence-based policies and programs that address the social determinants of health. Much of my work therefore focuses on partnerships with governments and private organizations. My work has also been featured in Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, LA Times, Freakonomics, Newsweek, and NPR, among other news outlets.

I currently serve as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, and Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO), and an Invited Researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.  I was previously a Wilson Family LEO Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame.

Administrative contact: 

Alex Moguel

Alex.Moguel@stanford.edu