Elena Ashtari Tafti

Assistant Professor
Ludwig Maximillian University

CV

e.ashtaritafti@gmail.com

e.tafti@lmu.de

About Me

My name is Elena Ashtari Tafti,
I am an applied microeconomist working on topics at the intersection of innovation, health, and personnel economics. In September 2023, I joined the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as an Assistant Professor in Economics.
I am a Ph.D. Scholar at the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (CeMMAP).

Research

Technology, Skills, and Performance:The Case of Robots in Surgery

  • NBER Economics of Health Meeting 2023
  • Winner of Essen Health Economics Conference Best Paper Award
  • Featured on the Visible Hand Podcast link
  • Featured on Faculti link
  • latest draft

Does Contact Time Matter for Patient Outcomes?


with David C. Chan, Jonathan Gruber, and Stephenson Strobel

Killer Deals? the Impact of Hospital Mergers on Hospital Quality

Gender, Careers, and Peers' Gender Mix


with Mimosa Distefano and Tanya Surovtseva