Previous Institution: American University of Beirut

Pronouns: she/her

Salpy Kanimian is a doctoral candidate in Economics at Rice University. Before her studies at Rice, she earned a dual degree in Mathematics and Economics from the American University of Beirut. Her research focuses on healthcare economics, industrial organization, and public economics. She is particularly interested in the design, interaction, and spillovers of public programs due to decisions by organizational and policy environments and their impact on incentives and behavior, consumer welfare, and health inequities. Her dissertation focuses on policy design in publicly funded and privately provided U.S. health insurance markets. Beyond her academic pursuits, Salpy actively contributes to the scholarly community by co-organizing a weekly virtual seminar called PhD-EVS. She is also a member of the NextGen Council for the Foundation of Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), where she serves as an advisory body in developing monitoring and impact evaluation frameworks.

Why I decided to go to grad school:

To establish my own economics research hub.

Fun fact about me:

I love learning new languages! It helps you understand people of different cultural background and see the world through their eyes.

Favorite thing about Rice:

The community

Favorite thing about Houston:

The community