题目：Polluted Air, Troubled Minds: The Impact of Air Pollution on Mental Health in the United States

主讲人：樊茂勇，鲍尔州立大学

时间：2026年5月14日（星期四）上午10:15-11:45

地点：暨南大学（石牌校区）中惠楼106会议室

主讲人简介:

Maoyong received his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley in 2009 and joined Ball State in the same year. His research interests include environmental economics, health economics and policy, labor economics and development economics. The research projects he has done covers (1) the health effects of environmental pollution; (2) health insurance designs and outcomes; (3) labor migration; (4) public health policies and demographics; and (5) the causes of obesity. Other facets of his research fall into development, industrial organization, and applied econometrics.

Maoyong’s research has been published in prestigious academic journals, including American Economic Review, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the British Medical Journal, Journal of Health Economics, American Journal of Health Economics; International Journal of Industrial Organization; and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Maoyong received many awards and recognition for his research, including: University Research Award, MCOB Research Award, and MCOB Extradentary Year Award.  

Maoyong teaches principles of microeconomics, foundations of economics, labor economics, health economics, and health policies.