Field notes — 2026
Austin
Tucker
PhD candidate, health economics, Harvard. Studying who takes care of us when the caregiving workforce is squeezed — and what that work is worth.
Field Notes & Research
Labor / Long-term care
Paper
01
Schools & nursing home staffing
When schools closed during the pandemic, did childcare obligations pull certified nursing assistants out of nursing homes — and did reopening bring them back?
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Quality / Kenya
Paper
02
Obstetric care quality in Kenya
When a mother delivers in a Kenyan health facility, what determines whether she gets good, timely care — the facility she chose, the provider she drew, or the moment she arrived?
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Capital / Migration
Paper
03
Immigration & the capital margin
When immigrant caregivers become scarce, do nursing homes buy machines to replace them — or machines to help the workers who remain?
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Teaching / Harvard
3× Distinction
2022–24
Econometrics, taught through health
Interactive labs that run R in the browser, problem sets, and case studies from four years of teaching.
Journal / Substack
Occupational Hazard Ratios
Essays and data stories on health, work, and the economics of who takes care of whom.
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Code / GitHub
Analysis in the open
Replication code and teaching labs.
github.com/ARWTucker13 →
Now — Summer 2026
Finishing the dissertation. Open to what's next.
Defense expected early 2027. Looking for roles where careful measurement meets real decisions — global health policy, multilateral organizations, research-driven teams.
Write to me →On the market
2026–27