- Professor & Associate Director
Biography
Research Interest
- Health Economics
- Health Policy
- Health Services
Focus Areas
- Maternal and child health
- Chronic conditions
- Healthcare access
Employment
- 2024-Present, Associate Director
- 2020-Present, Professor
- 2013-2020, Associate Professor
- 2007-2013, Assistant Professor
Appointments
- 2019-Present, Board of Directors, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
- 2021-Present, Commission Member, Universal Health Care Commission, Washington
Current Teaching
- EconS 526: Mathematical Economics with Applications
Recent Publications
Mandal, B. Medicaid expansion and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: The role of Integrated Eligibility Systems. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Early View, August 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13466.
Akers, J., Miller, J., Seignemartin, B., MacLean L., Mandal, B., Kogan, C. Expanding access to patient care in community pharmacies for minor illnesses in Washington state. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, May 2024, 16: 233-246.
Alisheva, Z., Mandal, B. The differential effects of childhood and chronic bullying victimization on health and risky health behaviors. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, April 2023, 16: 1005-1015.
Mandal, B., Wu, W. Examining the effects of a two-child policy in rural India. Journal of Population Research, 40(3): Article 15.
Mandal, B., Porto, N., Cho, S.H., Kiss, E., Saboe-Wounded Head, L. Health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of Medicaid expansion. Journal of Consumer Affairs, Spring 2023, 57(1): 296-319.
Mandal, B. Rural-Urban differences in health care access and utilization under the Medicaid expansion. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, June 2022, 44(2): 702-721.
Mandal, B. Mask mandate’s effect on job loss expectation and mental health in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, March 2022, 25(1): 21-34.
Recent Grants
Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation: The critical role of mobility services in accessing behavioral and preventative health care. $40,000. PacTrans-WSU. PI: Mandal, B. (8/2019 – 7/2021).
Pharmacist care for patients with minor illnesses in Washington State. $534,999. National Association of Chain Drug Stores. PI: Akers, J., Co-I: MacLean, L., Mandal, B. (1/2015 – 6/2019).